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Print PAST EXPERIMENTS 2011: Creamy Turnip with Paprika Soup (from allrecipes.com: 11/10/2011) Thanksgiving Day 11/22: After everyone was served soup, I made the rounds from table to table and heard all sorts of possibilities: potato, sweet potato, butternut squash, carrot, etc. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE OUR NIECE, BETH’S DAD, STANLEY, SOLVED THIS YEAR’S MYSTERY. Hmmmm…I’m wondering if this is an example of the acorn doesn’t fall too far from the tree. In the day Beth has been a mystery soup maven. I will now spend the next year agonizing over Nature vs. Nurture!! Ingredients: 2 T olive oil 1 1/2 lb turnips, peeled & cut into 1-inch cubes 1 large onion, diced large 1 T butter pinch of sugar 2 garlic cloves, sliced thick 2 t paprika 1 t dried thyme 1/8 t cayenne pepper 2 c chicken broth 1 1/2 c half & half salt pepper In a soup pot heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the turnips & onions cooking until they just start to brown. Reduce heat to medium-low and add butter, sugar & garlic. Cook until the turnips & onions are a caramel color. Add the paprika, thyme & cayenne cook until fragrant, just about a minute. Add the chicken broth & bring to a simmer. Partially cover & let simmer until the turnips are soft, 10 - 20 minutes. Using either an immersion blender, blender or food processor purée the soup until smooth. Add the half & half. Add salt & pepper as needed & heat through.