Turnip Tops

Ingredients

• Turnip tops (shoots from old turnip roots)
• Salt
• Bacon
• Cold water

Instructions

1. Turnip tops are the shoots which grow out (in the spring) from the old turnip roots.
2. Put them in cold water an hour before they are dressed.
3. The more water they are boiled in, the better they will look; if boiled in a small quantity of water, they will taste bitter.
4. When the water boils, put in a small handful of salt, and then your vegetables.
5. They are still better boiled with bacon in the Virginia style.
6. If fresh and young, they will be done in about twenty minutes.
7. Drain them on the back of a sieve, and put them under the bacon.