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Vinegar, Pickles, and Pickling: Keep

To Keep Parsnips. - Parsnips may be left in the ground all winter in temperate climates, or in very severe climates they may be buried in a deep pit in the garden.

Or pull them late in the fall, leave the tips on, and lay them side by side in rows and cover with 6 or 8 inches of coarse straw, leaves, or chaff. Freezing tends to improve their quality.

Salsify. Like parsnips, salsify is improved by freezing and hence may be preserved in the same manner.

Turnips.-Turnips are not injured by freezing. Hence they may be packed in small crates, boxes, or barrels placed in an outhouse and covered with straw to exclude the light and to prevent their thawing readily.

Or they may be buried in trenches or packed in boxes or barrels between layers of fine earth and allowed to freeze.