Rutabaga

In Dutch oven, cover rutabaga pieces with water to cover plus about 2 inches over. Bring to boil, then cut heat to keep at a simmer until rutabaga pieces are tender. Using slotted spoon, remove rutabaga pieces and set aside; set the rutabaga water aside to save.

1. The rutabaga pieces can be mashed to serve as a vegetable with a meal (add salt, herbs and/or butter to your liking). 2. Leftover mashed rutabaga can be mixed with leftover mashed potatoes (half and half) to be made into potato pancakes (mix a little milk in with the spuds and bagas, form into patties, gently fry on both sides). 3. Rutabaga pieces may be frozen in containers to add to homemade soup (freeze in 1-cup containers for handy future use). 4. The water the rutabaga was cooked in is rather flavorful. Use it as the liquid to add to your pan scrapings for making gravy. Again, freeze in 1-cup containers for future use. 5. This water is also good added to homemade soup. Another reason to keep a frozen supply on hand.

Rutabaga French fries - - just peel and slice like potatoes for deep frying like French fries. Cooking time varies with size of deep fryer and the size of your fries, so you would have to experiment with that aspect.