When you cook and mash turnips together with potatoes, and then fry them up in savory patty, you transform this bitter root into something wonderful! These patties are from a decades old issue of Gourmet magazine (1985) that my father has held onto for years. They’re terrific, not too turnipy, and sort of a cross between a pancake and a fritter. Yum! Spoon 1/4-cup mounds of the turnip potato batter into the pan, flattening them into 1/2-inch thick patties with the back of a spatula. Fry the patties until they are golden, turning them once, about 4 minutes on each side. Transfer the patties to paper towels to drain off excess oil.
