turnip-rooted celery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of turnip-rooted celery
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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This vegetable is also known as "knot celery" and "turnip-rooted celery."
From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Greenbaum, Florence Kreisler
In flavor, they resemble celeriac or turnip-rooted celery, but are not so pleasing.
From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville)
We see this in our radishes, beet, and in the less generally known "turnip-rooted" celery, and in the finocchio or Italian variety of the common fennel.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. by Darwin, Charles
The celeriac or turnip-rooted celery is a very choice vegetable, and is much cultivated on the Continent.
From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.
Soup or turnip-rooted celery, after being cleaned and properly scraped, is prepared like table celery as above, either stewed or fried.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
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