Show TURNIP sauerkraut IS NEW FOOD the farmer who used to put down a barrel of 0 cabbage sauerkraut each tall may add another pr product to his list turnip sauerkraut lg Is a new appetizing pet izing food suggested by the united states department ot of agriculture the department finds tha a good sauerkraut can be made irom medium sized purple top turnips turnip 3 they rhy should be firm sweet and juicy in order to allow proper fermentation and flavor the fleshy part of the toot root Is ground or shredded and mixed with salt at the rate of 4 ounces of salt to 10 pounds of turnips the mixture is then packed in stone jars jara weighted flown and allowed to ferment turnip sauerkraut may be stored at a low temperature tor for some time the department says it has a sharp flavor closely resembling good cabbage sauerkraut most ot of the turnip flavor is lost when the kraut ler ter ments |