This section is from the book "Warne's Model Housekeeper", by Ross Murray. See also: Larousse Gastronomique.
In season: November to April.
More nutritive than turnip or carrot.
The Parsnip requires the same culture as the turnip. It is very seldom sent to table, except with salt fish on fast days; but it is really an excellent vegetable.
Parsnip fritters make a capital dish. A native English plant.
1lb. of Parsnip contains -
Oz. | Grs. | |
Water... | 13 | 53 |
Albumen and Casein | 0 | 87 |
Sugar... | 0 | 210 |
Starch... | 0 | 245 |
Oz. | Grs. | |
Fat | 0 | 35 |
Gum...... | 0 | 52 |
Woody fibre . . . | 1 | 123 |
Ashes... | 0 | 70 |
 
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