Baked Parsnips Irish-style

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
 * Serves 8

Ingredients

 * 2½ lbs parsnips
 * 2 oz butter or bacon fat
 * 3 tbsp stock
 * salt and pepper
 * pinch nutmeg

Directions

 * 1) Peel parsnips, quarter, and remove any woody core.
 * 2) Parboil for 15minutes.
 * 3) Place in an ovenproof dish.
 * 4) Add stock and sprinkle with salt,pepper and nutmeg.
 * 5) Dot with butter and bake for 30 minutes on a low shelf in a moderate oven (generally parsnips are baked in the same oven as the main meat dish, whose cooking temperature governs that of the parsnips).