tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post4548284627195199323..comments2018-11-29T21:54:37.049-06:00Comments on Watch Out For The Bull: Eating Turnip Greens Part Two - Blackeyed Pea, Turnip Green, and Ham SoupRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-87294464573776017312015-06-02T12:05:26.739-05:002015-06-02T12:05:26.739-05:00I can almost guarantee that iguana bacon is going ...I can almost guarantee that iguana bacon is going to be the next big thing, so get in on the ground floor by investing in the self-award winning restaurant chain, "Beans, Greens, and Bacon". <br /><br />Send me some money for more information about how to get a franchise of your own. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-74131103316054979432015-06-02T07:59:17.496-05:002015-06-02T07:59:17.496-05:00I would make sure to advertise that it is made wit...I would make sure to advertise that it is made with a smoked lizard in every pot!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-66537550007051189762015-06-01T12:50:33.266-05:002015-06-01T12:50:33.266-05:00What are the odds that you'd be saved from the...What are the odds that you'd be saved from the depths of the ocean, then be thrown on the beach with a bunch of turnip seeds and blackeyed peas, and not have a pressure cooker also wash up on the beach? <br /><br />If you were unlucky enough to not have a pot, you'd just have to chase down one of the multitudes of animals that would be trying to eat the turnips you were trying to grow. It would be simple matter to make a cooking vessel out of the hide, although you'd have to use the whole "put hot rocks in the pot" method to heat everything up. <br /><br />Even if you had a pot and didn't need a hide cooking vessel, I think you'd still need to chase down something to make some sort of smoked meat product or beast-bacon to season your beans and greens. <br /><br />"Beans and greens" has a certain ring to it, so I'm claiming the rights to it (don't nobody else try to steal it, or else!)<br /><br />"Beans, Greens, and Bacon" or "Beans, Bacon, and Greens" could be name of my chain of restaurants serving authentic southern-style shipwrecked cuisine. Blackeyed pea, ham, and turnip greens soup would be on the menu, along with a hardy goat, turnip root, and turnip green stew. <br /><br />Franchises are still available for a reasonable price since I'm still in the growing phase, so don't let this opportunity slip by, your future is calling.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-26847376182906015162015-06-01T08:09:05.443-05:002015-06-01T08:09:05.443-05:00With my luck, I would end up on the deserted islan...With my luck, I would end up on the deserted island with a big bag of turnip seeds, another large back of dried up blackeyed peas and no pot to cook them in.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-61305202938321479962015-06-01T07:49:24.365-05:002015-06-01T07:49:24.365-05:00I was thinking that some sort of meaty soup with l...I was thinking that some sort of meaty soup with little chunks of turnip root and the greens might be pretty good, and mixing some turnip greens into my mashed turnips and potatoes was another idea. The key to eating the greens as I see it is the remove those stems as much as you can, or adjust the bitterness factor by carefully adjusting the amount of stem.<br /><br />Tiller, schmiller, just make some seed balls by mixing some turnip seed, compost, and clay like I did back in Feb. Some of the best looking turnips I grew were growing out in the grass where I sprayed out my bucket with water to clean it. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012091795932325815.post-16376356041867591352015-06-01T07:19:55.446-05:002015-06-01T07:19:55.446-05:00That sure looks good to me. That's exactly the...That sure looks good to me. That's exactly the sort of stew I'd like to have if shipwrecked on an island.<br /><br />In my experiments, I got to where I actually liked eating the turnip greens and roots (I did similar stews as you did but threw the cut up roots in too). The next phase of experimentation for me was blending it all up, and I decided that was my favorite. <br /><br />I'm enjoying my break from vegetable gardening this year... but your photos of turnip stew are really starting to motivate me to get the tiller running and put in some turnips this Fall... Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630929746033282061noreply@blogger.com