The agricultural pioneer John Reynolds, who introduced the Swedish turnip, or swede, into England, lived at Adisham.
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Rutabagas, known also as Swedish turnips, or swedes, are shaped like clumpy turnips with a golden skin.
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In the absence of meat and other foods including potatoes, people ate unusual vegetables, such as Swedish turnip and Jerusalem artichoke.
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On a five-acre plot, they grew potatoes, cabbage, parsnips, carrots, onions, Swedish turnips, and " mangold wurtzel "-- both for workhouse consumption as well as for a cash crop.
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It's easy to get lost in such trivia as the fact that the rutabaga is a relatively recent addition to the vegetable bin, having resulted from a cross between a Swedish turnip and cabbage.