Parsnips with almonds

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
pounds Fresh parsnips scraped and sliced
1 Egg; lightly beaten
3 tablespoons Butter or margarine
¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
teaspoon Pepper
¼ cup Toasted almonds slivered and blanched

Directions

Cook parsnips in boiling salted water 10 minutes or until tender.

Drain well; mash. Add egg, butter, nutmeg and pepper; stir well.

Spoon parsnip mixture into an ungreased 1 qt. casserole. Sprinkle top evenly with toasted almonds. Bake at 325 F for 30 minutes.

From Elizabeth Porter in _Our Town Cookbook_ by The Historical Society of Peterborough, NH. In _America's Best Recipes: A 1990 Hometown Collection_. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1990. Pg.

316. ISBN 0-8487-1009-6. Typed for you by Cathy Harned.

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