I'm thinking of planting a turnip and some onions," said my wife pleasantly.
One of the most singular instances of an inverted direction of the leaves is that presented by a turnip (fig.
It is also claimed that certain bacteria may impart a soapy taste or turnip flavor to milk.
He'd made a many o' they turnip lanterns in his time, and knowed 'em too well to be took in so easy.
So he told him prettily enough, while the poor turnip listened very carefully; and the more he listened, the more he forgot, and the more water ran out of him.
Then Tom stumbled on the hugest and softest nimblecomequick turnip you ever saw filling a hole in a crop of swedes, and it cried to him, "Can you tell me anything at all about anything you like?
The Indian had never seen a turnip before, and the appearance of the firm, white, juicy root gave her such a keen craving to taste it that she very earnestly begged for a small piece to eat.
The seed of ruta baga or Swedish turnip should be sown (in the latitude of Philadelphia) in July, a little earlier than the seed of the common turnip.
Shall I let the chances of stealing a turnip off a stall, or a loaf out of a baker’s barrow, go past me, while I keep straight on, looking out for a honest way?
I should like to get me some good yellow-turnip seed to plant late.
That an' my yellow turnip seed, too; they went clean out o' my head, there was so many other things to think of.
He had it in mind to buy a new straw hat at Topham, so that this with the turnip seed and the hoe made three important reasons for going.
We should advise that the seed in the turnip drills be liberally strewn, in order that if part of the plants be destroyed by the flies, enough may still be left.
Many kinds of larvæ need moisture, but no winged insect can abide moisture long, and herein is a clue to the eradication of Turnip Fly.
By cutting across a malformed root of Turnip or Cabbage it is usually not difficult to determine the cause of the mischief.
It is important always to drill Turnip seed; broadcasting seems to invite the Fly--at all events, a drilled crop is generally safer.
Some of the foes== that war against the Turnip crop are alluded to at greater length later on.
Generally speaking, the Turnip fly does but little harm in gardens; but where it is much feared, the seed should be sown in prepared drills to encourage a quick growth.
Any animal that can eat a Turnip will prefer a Kohl Rabi, and when substituted for the Turnip in feeding cows, it does not affect the flavour of the milk.
Turnip with a somewhat nutty tendency, and may be prepared for table in the same manner.
In the case of the Turnip Fly, feeding is frequently the cheapest and surest way of saving the crop.
The illustration on page 422 shows the Turnip Fly in its three stages, and in each case of the natural size and magnified seven diameters.
Where the cultivation is good and small birds abound, the Turnip crop is pretty safe, and the general routine of culture sketched above will certainly promote, if it does not absolutely secure, its safety.
On the other hand the Beet contains very little sulphur, but both Turnip and Beet agree in being strongly charged with potash and soda.
The worst foes of the Turnip in the field are the fly and the caterpillar; but in the garden, and more especially the old garden, anbury is the most to be feared.
They sat down to sup, And they ate, and they ate, Until they ate theturnip up.
He halted a moment, then with a "What are you prating about, turnip head?
The pumpkin lay ripening on its frosted vines, its sunny side already changed to a bright golden color; and the turnip spread out its green mat of leaves in defiance of the season.
On a night he had come nearly as far as this before, but in the tail of big fellows with a turnip lantern.
TR: Return Visit] The next day Aunt Martha was in bed, slowly eating a bowl of potlicker and turnip greens into which cornbread had been crumbled.
The tops of young trees, ivy and rowan berries served the doe and fawn, but the Roebuck was not averse from a raid on the turnip fields below the plantation, and enjoyed many a meal of corn until the last stooks were carried.
After boiling about one and one-half hours add a large yellowturnip cut in small pieces; one-half hour before serving add six potatoes cut in small pieces.
A little sugar will improve flavor, and as it simmers the turnip will soften and give the whole dish the appearance of a stew.
The winter turnip requires from forty-five to sixty minutes.
The flat white summer turnip when sliced will cook in thirty minutes.
Add a carrot, a turnip and an onion with two cloves stuck in it, a little celery, a blade of mace and a small bouquet of garum.
Put the butter, onion, turnip and carrot in the stewpan and cook slowly for fifteen minutes, then add the flour and cook until brown, stirring all the time.
Strain and return to kettle, add one chopped onion, two grated raw potatoes, one half small turnip grated, and one half cup rice.
In order to test this matter further a considerable quantity of the juice of the Indian turnip was subjected to careful distillation, with the result that no volatile principle or substance of any kind was found.
In expressing some juice from the stems and leaves of the fuchsia and tradescantia it was found to be quite unlike that of the Indian turnip and calla.
This paper expressed the belief that the acridity of the Indian turnip and other plants belonging to the same family, was due to the presence of needle-shaped crystals or raphides found in the cells of these plants.
For example, the Indian turnip and its close allies do not give the immediate taste or effect that follows a similar testing of the onion or horse-radish.
It has long been noted that the old or thoroughly dried corms of the Indian turnip are not acrid like those that are fresh.
Why does the Indian turnip lose its acridity on being heated?
In heating the Indian turnip and other corms, it was found that the heat applied must be sufficient to change the character of the starch or the so-called acridity was not destroyed.
It is well known that the corms of the Indian turnip and its allies contain a large amount of starch.
Perhaps no one plant interested me more from this point of view, than the well-known Indian turnip (Arisoema triphyllum).
It is amusing to watch them hunting over the lower side of the leaf like a sporting dog in a turnip field, and devouring the lice in quantities.
And we'd have to stop every few steps and pick up a turnip or a cabbage.
And then with all his might he threw the turnip straight at Fatty Coon.
One of them was already finished, and filled with things that Jimmy himself liked--such as strips of tender bark from Farmer Green's young fruit trees, and bits of turnip from his vegetable cellar.
In a few moments he reached the very last one--a big turnip which he could hardly lift.
The big turnip struck him right on his fat stomach and knocked his breath out.
Don't forget how good the white turnip is for chilblains," said the Scotchman.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turnip" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: chronometer; clock; ticker; timekeeper; timepiece; timer; vegetable; watch
