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Title: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 22, 2019, 02:30:18 PM

Of course.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-50811266
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Walter on December 22, 2019, 02:41:02 PM
Of course.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-50811266
now don't get the wind up 😷
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Roses on December 22, 2019, 04:54:57 PM
Of course.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-50811266

What a terrible tragedy, NOT! Sprouts are MEGA YUCK. I have discovered that quite a lot of people of my acquaintance aren't keen on sprouts, but eat them with their Christmas dinner, like my family did, as they are a Christmas tradition. We dispensed with them a few years ago.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Steve H on December 22, 2019, 05:06:29 PM
Fun fact: all leafy brassicas - cabbages, kale, sprouts, and cauliflowers - are members of a single species, brassica oleracea, and can breed freely with each other.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Walter on December 22, 2019, 05:14:11 PM
What a terrible tragedy, NOT! Sprouts are MEGA YUCK. I have discovered that quite a lot of people of my acquaintance aren't keen on sprouts, but eat them with their Christmas dinner, like my family did, as they are a Christmas tradition. We dispensed with them a few years ago.
apparently the sprouts now available in our shops are not like the ones we used to buy .
The bitterness has been bred out of them giving them a much sweeter taste and sales have increased many fold
Mind you, I've always loved sprouts even as a kid mmmmmm !
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Roses on December 22, 2019, 05:20:01 PM
We have broccoli and carrots with our Christmas dinner.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Steve H on December 22, 2019, 05:26:34 PM
Don't like either of them much. I'm having runner beans and cauliflower, with a duck (much nicer than dry old turkey).
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Walter on December 22, 2019, 05:52:45 PM
We have broccoli and carrots with our Christmas dinner.
i have about 6 pints of Copper Dragon 🍺 with mine
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: jeremyp on December 22, 2019, 08:01:38 PM
apparently the sprouts now available in our shops are not like the ones we used to buy .
The bitterness has been bred out of them giving them a much sweeter taste and sales have increased many fold
Mind you, I've always loved sprouts even as a kid mmmmmm !

I have always loved sprouts. If they've gone sweet, that might just turn me off them.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Steve H on December 23, 2019, 06:58:35 AM
As someone on Facebook said recently, "If you can count the sprouts, they're not done yet."
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Roses on December 23, 2019, 12:18:36 PM
Some idiots phone 999 for the most trivial of reasons, I have just seen on Twitter someone dialled that number to ask where they could buy sprouts! :o
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: ippy on December 23, 2019, 06:06:05 PM
We have broccoli and carrots with our Christmas dinner.

 You could say it looks like I'll still be having the sprouts anytime L R and neither of us'll be having the Brussels.

Regards, ippy.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Spud on December 23, 2019, 06:49:32 PM
We used to put vinegar on them, to counteract the bitter taste.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: ippy on December 24, 2019, 10:34:27 AM
We used to put vinegar on them, to counteract the bitter taste.

Yes Spud and that could easily be verified!

Regards, ippy. 
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Robbie on December 24, 2019, 12:24:39 PM
Cooking sprouts with some nuts is considered somewhat a delicacy. Idid it once and was served the same once - result very good!  As long as no one at Chrstmas dinner table has nut allergy of course.  Most of us aren't but I actually do not like nuts generally. However have definitely enjoyed with sprouts and love to bite into one in Christmas pud.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Walter on December 24, 2019, 04:14:20 PM
We used to put vinegar on them, to counteract the bitter taste.
my grandad used to put horse manure on his sprouts ,

I always preferred gravy on mine though 😜
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Spud on December 24, 2019, 07:46:48 PM
Yes Spud and that could easily be verified!

Regards, ippy.

Ha ha very funny.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Spud on December 24, 2019, 07:48:17 PM
Tescos in Sevenoaks is selling bags of sprouts at 19p each, if anyone's interested.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Steve H on December 24, 2019, 07:51:03 PM
Tescos in Sevenoaks is selling bags of sprouts at 19p each, if anyone's interested.
Per bag, or per sprout?
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Spud on December 24, 2019, 10:25:55 PM
Per bag, or per sprout?
Per bag!
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: ippy on December 25, 2019, 12:37:13 PM
Ha ha very funny.

It'd be worth bearing in mind too.

Regards, ippy.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Spud on December 25, 2019, 01:06:47 PM
It'd be worth bearing in mind too.

Regards, ippy.

Will do.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Robbie on December 26, 2019, 03:42:31 AM
spill
will
fill
ill

Roast Spud &sprouts, lotsa gravy,nice.
Hope you had your fill from the sprout spill and do not feel ill.
Best i can do at this hour. Night (mornin') all.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Spud on December 26, 2019, 10:23:29 PM
I managed to cook a turkey joint, it was delicious. The sprouts were too... My cooking has been improving lately due to a change in circumstances - I didn't know how to make gravy until a few years ago.

My elderly neighbor is well out of it, she didn't even know it was Christmas when I called to check on her.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Robbie on December 27, 2019, 12:08:19 AM
Well done you Spud!
I love Christmas dinner leftovers, had some for late breakfast this morning  :D.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: ippy on December 27, 2019, 04:27:37 PM
Well done you Spud!
I love Christmas dinner leftovers, had some for late breakfast this morning  :D.

Had bubble and squeak with loads of pickles boxing day, anybody tried 'Haywards' Hot and Spicy pickled onions, happy days.

Regards to all, ippy.   
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Robbie on December 27, 2019, 07:09:27 PM
I lurve bubble and squeak, husband doing some now which he'll have with cold meat and pickle, me with egg mayonnaise, cheese & pickle (Branston).
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: ippy on December 28, 2019, 12:07:48 PM
I lurve bubble and squeak, husband doing some now which he'll have with cold meat and pickle, me with egg mayonnaise, cheese & pickle (Branston).

Don't forget the pickled red cabbage!

Regards, ippy.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Steve H on December 28, 2019, 04:05:24 PM
Don't forget the pickled red cabbage!

Regards, ippy.
Sauerkraut - better for you.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: ippy on December 28, 2019, 04:57:18 PM
Sauerkraut - better for you.

Any advance on piccalilli?

Regards, ippy
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: Robbie on December 28, 2019, 09:07:08 PM
I don't like Piccalili (do sometimes like pickled onions), only Branston. Had some when I got in from work with bubble, cherry tomatoes and smoked salmon - yes odd combination but enjoyed - back to normal now for a while, just had tinned soup.
Title: Re: Huge Brussels sprout spill
Post by: ippy on December 29, 2019, 02:14:44 PM
I don't like Piccalili (do sometimes like pickled onions), only Branston. Had some when I got in from work with bubble, cherry tomatoes and smoked salmon - yes odd combination but enjoyed - back to normal now for a while, just had tinned soup.

I find Morrison's own make pickles have a far better taste than most other makes but of course that's to my taste.

Regards, ippy.