Turnips

I found a few turnips in the garden that have been there since they were planted last summer. Somehow they made it through a Connecticut winter. They appear to be fine. Are they still edible?

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#1 Comment By Nikki On 03/08/2011 @ 8:42 am

Yes, they are. In fact, this was an old way of keeping carrots, turnips and other fairly hardy root vegetables through the winter – by leaving them in the ground where they would be insulated from most of the cold weather by soil and snow.

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