{"id":6441,"slug":"mashed-turnips","title":"Mashed turnips.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["a half dozen white or Russian (yellow) turnips","salt","pepper","three ounces of butter","a potato (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["white or russian turnip","salt","pepper","butter","potato"],"steps":["Boil or steam a half dozen white or Russian (yellow) turnips.","Strain through a fine sieve or colander.","Add salt and pepper and three ounces of butter.","A potato boiled with the turnips will reduce the strong turnip odor."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w134:19","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"3d62787ef7ef316108937cbade64789f579b2463f3cf600b38fa069dd8f90627","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:52:07Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/mashed-turnips"}