TURNIP, POTATO, PARSNIP, AND APPLE CASSEROLE

1 lb turnips, peeled
2 lb potatoes, peeled
2 parsnips, peeled
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
4 tbsp butter, divided use
4 small tart apples
1/8 cup cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Boil the turnips. In a separate pot, boil the potatoes and parsnips. Cook each until soft.

Mash the turnips, then add the sugar, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and 2 tbsp butter, and mix.

Mash potatoes and parsnips together and add to turnips. Peel and core apples.

Blanch the apples for 3 minutes and coarsely chop. Add apples to mashed vegetables. Mix in cream and the remaining 2 tbsp butter. Place in buttered casserole dish.

Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 15 minutes. (If dish has been prepped ahead of time and refrigerated beforehand, bake for 30 minutes.)

Servings: 6
Source: Yankee Magazine's Christmas in New England, 1995