This section is from the book "The Rocky Mountain Cook Book. For High Altitude Cooking", by Caroline Trask Norton. Also available from Amazon: Rocky Mountain Cook Book.
Wash, pare, cut in slices or fancy shapes. Cook and season the same as carrots, or mash and season with melted butter, pepper and salt.
Select turnips of uniform size, cut out the center and cook in boiling salted water till tender and fill with any of the following mixtures: Creamed peas, or a pea puree, carrots and string beans that have been cooked, chopped fine and seasoned with a little cream, salt and pepper, or either of the vegetables alone, or stuff with a puree of chestnuts or creamed mushrooms; garnish the top with a slice of truffle. Serve hot as a vegetable, garnish a fillet of beef with them or surround a crown roast.
 
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