Tumshie

What is Tumshie?

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A root vegetable also known by the names swede, yellow turnip, Swedish turnip and rutabaga in regional versions of English. Prior to pumpkins being readily available in the UK these vegetables were hollowed out and carved with faces to make "tumshie lanterns" for Halloween in Scotland.

A tumshie is nae the same as a kohlrabi.

See turnip, swede, rutabaga, vegetable, scotland, halloween
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