Fresh Rutabagas Being Made For Thanksgiving Dinner Stock Photo

The rutabaga, swede, neep or snagger, also called by several other names in different regions, is a root vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the turnip. The roots are eaten in a variety of ways, and the leaves can be eaten as a leaf vegetable. The roots and tops are also used as winter feed that is fed directly or that livestock can forage in the field during the other seasons. Scotland and Ireland have a tradition of carving the roots into lanterns at Halloween. Cutting away the waxy protective coating of the Rutabagas vegetable.