Being Finnish, my father was raised in a Finnish speaking community, in Minnesota, U.S.A. The other half of the town were all Swedes. And the Swedes preffered turnips to any other vegetable. He often told me how his mother would send him to the local store to get "some swedes" ... meaning turnips.

Once in a while I will see an older produce man in a grocery store and ask him if he has any "swedes." Often they will answer: "The turnips are over there!". bob(deckman)nelson