Mashed Turnips

• 6 Turnips
• 2 Tablespoonfuls of Butter
• Salt and Pepper to Taste

Wash and pare the turnips, and cut them into quarters, and put into a saucepan, and cover with boiling water and boil until very tender, which will be in about thirty or forty-five minutes, according to the tenderness of the Turnips. If you boil them whole it will take an hour and a quarter. If you cut the Turnips, as soon as tender take out of the water and drain through a colander of all wate