[Annie]

In view of the size of the parsnips in the garden and given that one is too much for two peoples meal ,has anyone got a parsnip soup reciep that is not too spicey but not bland,my 3 yr old loves soup and parsips so I have great faith in you lot coming up with something.I would make up something up but I don`t even like the smell of them.!

[muntjac]

not soup but a great treat for a sunday lunch with lamb etc . pressure cook ya snips n mash them  bit butter in the mash salt n pepper , then put them in a baking dish and cover with mature cheddar cheese in slices stick in oven and bake for 30 mins until the cheese has got browned  at least ..... yuuuuuuuum yum

[Annie]

Sorry we roast with the carrots and have the cheese sauce on the cauliflower.If you`re  coming for dinner(OH says it`s lunch,but he`s origionally from London so we make allowances)you`ll just have to cope!

[muntjac]

serioslyyyyyyyy check out snips n cheese int oven  mrs .ignore wot the fellas says /.being a londoner he would love his jellied eels nn yorkshire pudding bowl  

[Annie]

DO WHAT TO YORKSHIRE PUDS!!!!As a yorkshire lass I have to tell you that yorkshire pud are best large and round filled with good gravey they are too good to fiddle with,even OH is a convert(he used to have sad little squares on the same plate as the rest of the meal.Shame on you Munjac!

[muntjac]

lmaooooooooo. i didnt mean me ,,,,,,, him being a londoner,,,, he would have his jellied eels in a yorkshire pud ..( they dont know good food )  now me id have a plate of one with liver mushrooms n onions being a lincolnshire man ,,,, yorkie:P

[Annie]

Sorry I misunderstood.
  Now bearing in mind that these parsnips are 6 to 8" across and go down approx.7"" again before even considering to taper in to several normalish parsnip roots and that I forgot to thin them,which has not restricted growth-I need a parsnip soup reciepe or anything that uses massas of them,except wine as my kitchen makes the happy sound of bubbling demi johns and bottles are stashed everywhere.
  By the way Muntjac sticking them in the freezer worked a treat but they`re fine now after a few more frosts.

[muntjac]

you can freeze them and save em as i do sparowgrass dont peel em and stick em in a sealed container  

[shaun]

i like parsnip n onion soup this is how i make mine
a bowl full of parsnips (just washed and diced)
4 average sized onions (chopped)
boil the parsnips and onions until soft pour the lot liquid n all into liquidiser and give it a blast,
pour back into a large saucepan and heat up
add salt n pepper and keep tasting,
add a bit of double cream if you want
serve in a big bowl with loads of bread n butter ,
last week i made cellery and leek same as above and that was very tasty great for bonfire night.

[Annie]

Thankyou Shaun,will try this one on my willing volunteers.

[hayles62]

Went to a Delia Smith Christmas dinner once and her Parsnip soup was beautiful it had Ceyene pepper and paprika in it and cream. I made a very simular one after that with,

Parsnips
Onions
celary
garlic
ceyene
paprika
cream

Just cooked it and blitzed it with the wizzy do daa.

[Bigbadfrankie]

we are having butternut soup again this week. but for a change we have some peppers in it!!. Always very nice though. Unlike Shaun I have no idea how its made. Seems to involve a butternut squash, some stock, carrots,peppers(sometimes) and a stickblender. I am busy giving away the remainder of the squash so we can dine on something else.

[milkman]

Butternut, carrot and coriander soup is also a good combination bigbad.

[Celtic Eagle]

I think it's parsnip and butterbean I'll get the recipie off the cook from the big house and let you know. It's real tasty and good warmer as they say.

[tully]

This is brill

four or five big parsnips
a couple of onions
curry powder
large bramley baking apple
a couple of chicken stock cubes
cover with water
boil till p snips are soft
blitz and add cream to taste.

any spices...chilli ,cayenne to add extra bite if needed.

worth a try