Christmas is about tradition for many people and one of ours is digging the Christmas parsnips.  Despite talk of the flavour improving after frosts, we tend to find that ours don’t like the fairly wet autumns that we’ve experienced recently.  The roots are at their best in the early autumn and when winter sneaks up, they have tended to start to develop some canker.  This soon peels off and given the size of the roots, there will be plenty left for roasting.

Christmas Parsnips 2016