Wonderful Turnip Mash

I never used to be a lover of turnips, but since I discovered mashing them on their own—not with potatoes—I have been converted. I prefer the white kind, the best being Gilfeather. Gilfeather is a farm up near me in Vermont, and these turnips are milder in taste and less fibrous than most. If you can, try to get seed and grow them. They like the cold; I pull them in late fall. Like winter squash, they will keep for a long time, or they can be made as in this recipe and frozen; they will tak