Recipes You've Never Heard of Outside Your Family

For at least four generations, quite probably more, my family has made a Dutch mashed root vegetable dish called geschtomtepot (I'm guessing this is how it's spelled, as I've only heard it pronounced aloud). Potatoes, carrots, sometimes turnips, and onions, all boiled together until soft, then drained and well mashed with butter and cream (or evaporated milk). It was always served piled high in the serving bowl, with a sprinkling of nutmeg or paprika (but mostly nutmeg) and a pat of butter. Hubby has added garlic to the recipe, which is tasty but not particularly authentic.

There are related Dutch dishes called stamppot and hutspot (same basic ingredients, but chunkier), and a Swedish dish called rutmus, but I have never come across the name "geschtomtepot" outside my family. Anyone else?

Soozcat in Home Cooking