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Root Vegetables

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A few of the words

PARSNIP
Parsnips taste sweetest after the first autumn frost, which converts their starches into natural sugars — old-time gardeners would leave them in the ground on purpose.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
RUTABAGA
The rutabaga is a cross between a turnip and a wild cabbage, believed to have originated in Scandinavia in the 17th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
TURMERIC
Turmeric's vivid golden color comes from curcumin, and the root has been used in South Asian cooking and medicine for over 4,000 years.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SKIRRET
Skirret was a beloved sweet root vegetable in colonial American and European gardens before the potato largely took its place on the table.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Root Vegetables: a free large-print word search

Root vegetables word search — free and large-print. Dig through rich earth and find carrots, beets, radishes, turnips, parsnips and more.

About Garden & Nature

Below the tidy surface of the kitchen garden lies the real treasure — roots swelling quietly in cool, dark soil. Pull back a little earth and a carrot or parsnip emerges blushing with color, still warm from the sun above. These humble vegetables have fed families for centuries, roasted by the fire, mashed for supper, or tucked raw into a lunch pail on a crisp autumn day.

How to play

  1. 1
    Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
  2. 2
    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
  3. 3
    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

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