ROOT VEGETABLE MEDLEY

CLEAN AND LARGE DICE A LARGE RUTABAGA, 3 LARGE TURNIPS, 4 LARGE RAW CARROTS AND A LARGE ONION. MAKE THE RUTABAGA CUBES A BIT SMALLER THAN THE PIECES OF TURNIP AS THE TURNIP COOKS MORE QUICKLY.

PREPARE ALL THE VEGETABLES. PUT THEM IN A LARGE STOCK POT AND JUST COVER WITH COLD WATER. BRING THE WATER TO A BOIL--ADD ABOUT 1/4C KOSHER SALT, 2 BAY LEAVES, 2 TSP OF OLD BAY SEASONING, 1 TBSP OF COARSLEY GROUND BLACK PEPPER. PUT A LID ON THE POT AND TURN THE HEAT DOWN TO A VERY LOW SIMMER-WHERE THE WATER IS NOT EVEN MOVING BUT MORE LIKE A "STEEP". KEEP POT COVERED AND ON THE HEAT FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. ALL VEGETABLES SHOULD BE KNIFE TENDER BUT FIRM. SERVE WITH GARNISH OF YOUR CHOICE--A PAT OF BUTTER, SOME LOW FAT SOUR CREAM--OR JUST THE WAY THEY ARE.. THIS MAKES 6 SERVINGS. SPICES CAN BE ALTERED TO TASTE--IF YOU LIKE A LITTLE MORE "HEAT" ADD A BIT MORE OLD BAY SEASONING. .DELICIOUS.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VIRGOGRANDMA.