Armored Turnips poll

[bunnyjadwiga]

I'm thinking of putting together a list of "easy to make medieval dishes" and I thought I'd start where I started, with Armored Turnips. For those who aren't familiar with them, they are a sort of turnip au gratin, or as some people have put it, turnips as cheese substrate.

Platina book 8
Cut up turnips that have been either boiled or cooked under the ashes.
Likewise do the same with rich cheese, not too ripe. These should be
smaller morsels than the turnips, though. In a pan greased with butter
or liquamen, make a layer of cheese first, then a layer of turnips,
and so on, all the while pouring in spice and some butter, from
time to time. This dish is quickly cooked and should be eaten quickly, too.

[Poll #1159629]

Comments

[krings-keep.livejournal.com]

The past (and only) 2 times I have had armoured turnips - they were both at Aethelmaerc RP events, and the Queen loved armoured turnips prepared only *one* way....

ROCK HARD with a sauce that was shown a picture of a block of cheese.. If there was actual cheese in that sauce I would have been very surprised.

In fact one event the cook made the turnips in throw away pans so he could throw away the 99% uneated turnips.

I will try these rock hard nasty things only one more time.. and that is ONLY if someone I trust tells me they are not hard, they taste good, and I only have to have a teeny tiny fork full.

[landverhuizer.livejournal.com]

eww, that sounds nasty...

[krings-keep.livejournal.com]

It was..

It has taken me many years to get over the YUCK factor and maye,maybe think about trying them again.

My hubby says that turnips should be pre-cooked before being introduced to the cheese sauce.. maybe at another event I might give them a third try