Ingredients-Four large turnips. One ounce of butter. Pepper and salt. Time required, about three-quarters of an hour.

To Boil Turnips and Mash them:

1. Put two quarts of warm water and a tablespoonful of salt into a saucepan, and put it on the fire to boil.

2. Take some turnips, wash them in cold water, and peel them thickly with a sharp knife.

3. If the turnips are very large, cut them in quarters.

4. When the water in the saucepan is quite boiling, put in the turnips, and let them boil gently until they are quite tender.

5. Feel them with a fork, to see if they are tender all through.

6. Then turn them into a colander and drain them very dry.

7. For serving, put them on to a hot dish.

If Mashed Turnips are required:

8. Boil them as above.

9. Squeeze them as dry as possible in the colander, pressing them with a plate.

10. When the turnips are quite free from water, hold the colander over a saucepan and rub them through with a wooden spoon.

11. Put one ounce of butter into the saucepan with the turnips, and pepper and salt to taste.

12. Put the saucepan on the fire, and stir the contents until the butter is well mixed with the turnips and they are thoroughly warmed through.

13. For serving, turn them on to a hot dish.