Rick (and Peg too) - Thanks! I'll save both recipes until the weather turns cool. We're only two weeks awayf from the onset of the collegiate football season, but probably 2-2 1/2 months from good stew weather here in north Florida. Rick, your creation is a lot like my own basic stew, but I've never tried adding ginger root. The turnip root is a fun addition here in the south, as most folks taste it, but have no idea what it is. In the midwest, where I grew up, folks eat turnip roots, but in the south, they eat the greens. Might be 'cause the roots tend to get sort of mealy down here. Danm, I'm sal;ivating just thing about adding some ginger. It ought to go well with the other stuff. I don't know a better complimentary pair (well, at least in the foods realm) than good stew and fresh home-made bread.