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Subscribe to forums RSS#21 Sun 27 Jan 13 11:24am
Pakman
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- From Estonia
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Re: swede - what to do with it
How could you find a root veg irritating?
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#22 Sun 27 Jan 13 11:32am
beerforyorky
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- From Surin, N.E. Thailand
- Member since Mon 29 Dec 08
Re: swede - what to do with it
Yorkshire sense of humour. Sorry!
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#23 Sun 27 Jan 13 12:54pm
Grandmadamada
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Re: swede - what to do with it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_of_U
I would have never thought a veg can lead to discover this 
thanks to my nipotina 
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#24 Sun 27 Jan 13 4:33pm
hippytea
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- From Scotland
- Member since Mon 12 Sep 11
Re: swede - what to do with it
I have always understood that in most of England, "swede" refers to the big yellow ones and "turnip" to the little white/purple ones. But according to the Hairy Bikers, they call the yellow ones "turnips" in the North of England.
I tend to call them all "neeps" or "turnips". I know they taste different, but if I wanted to specify I'd just say whether I meant yellow or white.
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#25 Sun 27 Jan 13 4:37pm
wine~o
Occupation Handyman
- From Dorset u.k
- Member since Tue 21 Oct 08
Re: swede - what to do with it
hippytea wrote:
I have always understood that in most of England, "swede" refers to the big yellow ones and "turnip" to the little white/purple ones. But according to the Hairy Bikers, they call the yellow ones "turnips" in the North of England.
I tend to call them all "neeps" or "turnips". I know they taste different, but if I wanted to specify I'd just say whether I meant yellow or white.
As I understand it , In the north of England they call them Turnip or swede and swede or turnip depending on their mood at the time...
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#26 Sun 27 Jan 13 5:47pm
Grandmadamada
- Member since Fri 19 Nov 10
Re: swede - what to do with it
I suspect this veg is worth being discussed in Strasburgo as a subject of public interest for Europe or at a ONU conference to give it a worldwide known name
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#27 Sun 27 Jan 13 9:46pm
Ashen
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Occupation Why is the Rum always gone???!
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Re: swede - what to do with it
beerforyorky wrote:
Yorkshire sense of humour. Sorry!
it made me laugh. My mind jumped to just what sort of irritation they cause you lol
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#28 Mon 28 Jan 13 11:34am
Grandmadamada
- Member since Fri 19 Nov 10
Re: swede - what to do with it
there would be Minni here to stop you laughing or to make you laugh louder
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#29 Wed 30 Jan 13 8:26am
Kiwi Kris
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Occupation Farmer
- From New Zealand
- Member since Sun 09 Jan 05
Re: swede - what to do with it
Ashen wrote:
a swede is a swede and a turnip is a turnip.. two different veg although here at least they used to called swede/rutabaga turnip when I a child but then the grocery stores switched to calling them rutabaga ..
Clear as mud
Thanks for your reply, Ashen!
Hmmm! Even reading Wiki's info - I'm no clearer - I've eaten swede & I'll re-tract my comment despite Wiki saying otherwise ~ that the cows are eating turnips right now NOT swedes!!! 
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