Rutabaga Update: Fall is upon us
A. My lone lived turnip is now inside and amazingly happy living in a turkey SPAM can. It's about half as wide as the short-width of the can, and looks as if the can sprouted leaves. I'll post a picture when developed. I came across the normal SPAM can I set aside for it today but had lost so used a SPAM coin bank can. The cats are curious but haven't touched it. After learning more about the gastronomical aspects of rutabagas vs. turnips I'm rather disappointed I didn't get real rutabaga seeds.
B. Standing in line at our local coffee shop while waiting for some good soup I overheard the following conversation: PartyOne: I finally got around to making pasties. PartyTwo: Were they good? Did you use rutabagas? PartyOne: Of course! They wouldn't be pasties then!
How had I gone my entire rutabaga following life without realizing this fact? I even overlooked it in the many Qwilleran books which note the serving of said folded pot-pie like meals in a restaurant titled the "Nasty Pasty" (which mercilessly teaches proper prononciation!)
So what's in a Pasty? I found the best answer here, which concludes with a very useful and entertaining spelling guide in the notes:
"Notes:
(1) The singular of 'pasties' is 'pasty' - the noun 'pastie' refers to
a body ornament worn by exotic dancers.
(2) Turnip is sometimes substituted for rutabaga - turnip is NOT really
authentic - and it changes the flavor considerably.
(3) Pasties are reputed to originate from Cornish or Welsh miners - the
Upper Peninsula pasty is a hybrid of traditional Finnish meat pies
and Cornish ones."
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