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Rutabaga: A Family Tradition

The only holiday tradition my immediate family keeps every year is to have a side dish of rutabaga at Thanksgiving. My grandfather on my dad’s side was a POW in WWII. He was pretty much starved (went from over 200lbs to 130lbs) in prison. The only food the prisoners were given was plain, RAW, rutabaga. I don’t even know how they ate it as it is nearly impossible to cut when it’s raw. Anyway, I wanted to find a different kind of recipe for rutabaga this year (there are many ways to prepare it) so I googled rutabaga dishes and stumbled across this one. Don’t know how it’s going to taste, but it sounds and looks yummy!

Rutabaga Casserole With Apples

Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
• 3 cups peeled sliced rutabaga
• 2 med. apples, sliced
• 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
• 3 tbsp. butter
• Salt

Preparation:
Cook rutabaga slices in boiling salted water until just tender; drain. Place half of slices (rutabaga) and half of apple slices in greased 1 quart casserole. Sprinkle with half of brown sugar and dot with half of butter. Sprinkle with salt. Repeat layers. Bake, covered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

4 to 6 servings.

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