| rdfs:comment | - A rutabaga is a type of root vegetable. It is sometimes used as an ingredient in chicken soup
- The rutabaga is an alleged vegetable that began life as a cross between a cabbage and a turnip, much like the mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. In the mules' defense, they at least are good for kicking people in the buttocks, unlike the good for nothin' rutabagas. The perpetrator of this cross, after realizing what they had done, set fire to the town rutabaga field in a fit of drunken remorse. This attempt at destroying his misbegotten creation backfired spectacularly and led to the discovery that even fire will not go near a rutabaga. However, it did spread to the neighboring pumpkin patch and cost the townspeople any chance at being honored with a visit from the Great Pumpkin that year. The creator was convicted of playing with matches and pumpkin desecration and sentenced to
- A cousin to the turnip, rutabagas are a cross between a cabbage and a turnip. Virtually unknown in the United States until the 19th century, this root gets its name from the Swedish word ‘rotabagge’ meaning round root. People have avoided this root because it is a cruciferous vegetable that becomes more flavored and odorous when cooked. These days, swedes are mostly eaten as part of stews or casseroles, or are served mashed with carrots, or are baked in a pasty.
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| abstract | - A cousin to the turnip, rutabagas are a cross between a cabbage and a turnip. Virtually unknown in the United States until the 19th century, this root gets its name from the Swedish word ‘rotabagge’ meaning round root. People have avoided this root because it is a cruciferous vegetable that becomes more flavored and odorous when cooked. The rutabaga or swede or (yellow) turnip (Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napus var. napobrassica) is a root vegetable, that originated as a cross betwen the cabbage and the (white) turnip—see the turnip disambiguation page. Its leaves may also be eaten as a leaf vegetable. "Rutabaga" (from dialectal Swedish rotabagge) is the American term, "swede" is the term used in England, especially in the South. Its common name in Sweden is "Kålrot". It is also known as the "Swedish turnip" or "yellow turnip". To the Scots, the Irish, and some of the Northern English it is called "turnip", or colloquially, especially in Scotland, "neep"—the vegetable known elsewhere as a turnip being called a "white turnip" in Scotland. In the US, rutabagas may also be called "yellow turnips." In Newfoundland, white turnips are relatively unknown, with rutabagas being known simply as turnips. The vegetable is native to Sweden, and was introduced into Scotland. From there, it spread to the rest of Britain and to North America. In continental Europe, it acquired a bad reputation when it became a food of last resort during World War I. In the German Steckrübenwinter of 1916–17, large parts of the population were kept alive on a diet consisting of little else but swedes. After the war, most people were so tired of eating swedes that they have remained unpopular to this day and are rarely planted. These days, swedes are mostly eaten as part of stews or casseroles, or are served mashed with carrots, or are baked in a pasty. In Scotland, "neeps" are traditionally served mashed as part of the Burns Night Supper and are hollowed out at Hallowe'en to make Jack-o'-lanterns.
- The rutabaga is an alleged vegetable that began life as a cross between a cabbage and a turnip, much like the mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. In the mules' defense, they at least are good for kicking people in the buttocks, unlike the good for nothin' rutabagas. The perpetrator of this cross, after realizing what they had done, set fire to the town rutabaga field in a fit of drunken remorse. This attempt at destroying his misbegotten creation backfired spectacularly and led to the discovery that even fire will not go near a rutabaga. However, it did spread to the neighboring pumpkin patch and cost the townspeople any chance at being honored with a visit from the Great Pumpkin that year. The creator was convicted of playing with matches and pumpkin desecration and sentenced to 100 hours of community service cleaning up the cow pasture with a pooper scooper.
- A rutabaga is a type of root vegetable. It is sometimes used as an ingredient in chicken soup
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