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Spring Parsnips

Spring Parsnips

Leaning into the sweetness

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Mar 18, 2025
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Cone 6 bowl from 2014

I leave my parsnips in the ground during the winter, resisting their considerable allure from late fall until the ground freezes—that period when roasting roots seems like a good idea pretty much every day. I do sometimes pull a couple, but generally I consider them off limits. Why? They’re sweetest when the ground thaws toward the …

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