Christmas and Rutabagas
It’s Christmastime again: the perfect opportunity to brighten the spirits of a loved one with the gift of the rutabaga.
What’s so special about the rutabaga you may ponder–what isn’t so special about the rutabaga is my response.
- They can be roasted.
- They can be baked.
- They can be boiled as a flavor enhancer in soups.
- They can be boiled as a flavour enhancer in soups in Great Britain. (You wouldn’t believe how much tastier the soup is with that extra U in the word flavour.)
- They can be thinly julienned as a side dish, in a salad or as a garnish.
- They can be thinly julienned and used to cleanup oil spills in the driveway.
- They can be mashed into a paste and used to degrease engines.
- They can be mashed into a paste and used as a beautifying face cream. (It won’t make you more attractive, but it will cover up your butt-ugly face.)
- You can make rutabaga ice cream.
- You can make a rudimentary boiled rutabaga stew that was a staple of famine ridden Europe during the war and pretend you’re living in famine ridden Europe during the war–because pretending is fun.
- You can chuck them at Kayne West’s head. (It’s such a huge bloated target.)
- You can chuck them at the heads of people you’re ambivalent about.
- You can chuck them at the heads of people you like. (The thunk of a rutabaga bouncing off a human skull is surprisingly satisfying.)
- You can fill your child’s stocking with them. (But ensure they’re fresh; they can attract flies.)
- You can use them to attract flies.
- You can carve them into lanterns as was the old Irish tradition.
- You can carve them into lanterns and chuck them at Kanye West’s head. (Hopefully the beginnings of a new tradition.)
- And finally, you can make the traditional Finnish Christmas dish Lanttulaatikko.
Addendum: Don’t make rutabaga ice cream…it sucks.
What a wonderful, flavourful root veg! So versatile… I especially like the throwing them at Kanye West, but don’t forget to load your bag with enough for the whole Kardashian family! Merry Christmas Ole Crazy One!! 🙂
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It’s hard to miss Kanye’s fat head unless his enormous ego gets in the way,
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And it sounds funny when you say it
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Rutabagas are much funnier than their dour cousin the turnip.
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You can also write blog posts about them.
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But not very good posts.
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I really enjoyed this post, but I hate rutabaga.
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I love rutabaga, but hated this post.
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