Turnips
Turnips — hardy roots of plain plenty — often touch brightening prospects and elation at success when growing, but ill health if eaten and bitter disappointment in the greens. The dream may ask where sturdy, unglamorous good fortune is coming up, and whether you can seize the improving opportunity rather than spoiling it by mishandling.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for turnips, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To see turnips growing, denotes that your prospects will brighten, and that you will be much elated over your success.
To eat them is a sign of ill health. To pull them up, denotes that you will improve your opportunities and your fortune thereby.
To eat turnip greens, is a sign of bitter disappointment. Turnip seed is a sign of future advancement.
For a young woman to sow turnip seed, foretells that she will inherit good property, and win a handsome husband.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream of turnips signifies the discovery of secrets and domestic quarrels.