Heirloom Turnip Varieties

At one time, Americans were as enthusiastic about turnips as they now are about tomatoes.

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courtesy by William Woys Weaver
Turnips, from left to right: Purple Top Milan, Orange Jelly, White Egg and Amber Globe.

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand knowledge of growing, tasting and cooking with heirloom vegetables.  A staunch supporter of organic gardening techniques, Will Weaver has grown every one of the featured 280 varieties of vegetables, and he walks the novice gardener through the basics of planting, growing and seed saving. Sprinkled throughout the gardening advice are old-fashioned recipes — such as Parsnip Cake, Artichoke Pie and Pepper Wine — that highlight the flavor of these vegetables. The following excerpt on heirloom turnip varieties was taken from chapter 36, “Turnips.”

‘Amber Globe’ Turnip
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