Mangelwurzel or Mangold wurzel is a type of root vegetable of the family Chenopodiaceae, genus Beta (beets). It has a history in England of being used for sport (mangold hurling), for celebration (mangold lanterns at punkie night in Somerset) and for animal fodder. It is also the source of the name for the English folk/pop/comedy musical group Adge Cutler and the Wurzels (now known simply as "The Wurzels" since the death of Adge Cutler in the 1970s).
The Wurzel, or in more formal speech mangold-wurzel, is an odiferous rock sometimes quarried in the notorious wurzel mines of Radstock-in-Mendip (England) and Garching (Germany), by the famous dwarf miners.
The largest wurzel found in recent years was the Koh-I-kor or "Mountain of ordure" (1963) which weighed two hundred pounds and subsequently earned its own living by standing next to people at folk music festivals and offering not to sing, for money.
Mangelwurzel or mangoldwurzel (Beta vulgaris), is a root vegetable of the family Chenopodiaceae, genus Beta (the beets).
Mangelwurzel has a history in England of being used for sport (mangold hurling), for celebration (mangold lanterns at punkie night in Somerset), for animal fodder and for the brewing of a potent alcoholic beverage.
It is also the source of the name for the English folk/pop/comedy musical group Adge Cutler and the Wurzels (now known simply as "The Wurzels" since the death of Adge Cutler in the 1970s).
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