Rutabaga with Bacon

I have never liked turnips.  My mother would make beef stew and substitute turnips for potatoes.  She never fooled me.  Now that I am older, my father brings turnips to me fresh out of his garden and tries to get me to cook them.  No, thank you!  Then, someone introduced me to rutabagas.  They looked like turnips to me, but the taste was sweet without the bitterness of turnips.  Surprise, surprise, I liked them!

by Pat Savoie

Ingredients

2 slices bacon, sliced in small pieces

1 onion, diced

3 rutabaga, peeled and cubed

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 tsp sugar

Method

Sauté the bacon until browned.

Add onions and cook until clear.

Stir in rutabaga and season with salt, pepper and sugar.

Cover and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally until tender- about 20 minutes.

Serve as a side dish.