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gil
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 4:13 pm Post subject: sprouts
I'm here eating my first sprouts of the new season. Not home-grown, but at least UK-grown, from local supermarket. Couldn't resist.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 4:16 pm Post subject:
If you've got a proper greengrocer it's worth buying them by the stalk and standing it in a bucket of water. Mmmmm...sprouts with glazed chestnuts.

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 4:45 pm Post subject:
An interesting time of day to be eating sprouts .

Pete

Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Posts: 82
Location: South Kent

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 5:04 pm Post subject:
Any time of day is good for eating sprouts

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 5:38 pm Post subject:
I might manage a small picking from our plants soon, they never grow that big but taste fine.

alisjs

Joined: 23 Jun 2006
Posts: 1497
Location: Conwy

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 6:21 pm Post subject:
sprout harvest has started in Llandudno!

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 6:41 pm Post subject:
I used to be a one sprout a year, under duress on Christmas day type girl. Even when they were ones that Dad had grown they'd be the size of a golf ball and then Mum would boil them to buggery. I have more recently been introduced to small, lightly boiled sprouts and now, sometimes I even have second helpings.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 7:14 pm Post subject:
I loathe sprouts. The first lot has turned up in the veg box today, and I have cooked some for himself. Little ones that I've cooked are better, but there are a million other veg that I'd rather eat! I took great delight in cooking my first Christmas dinner (at our house, invited and cooked for the family) without sprouts!

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 8:04 pm Post subject:
I love 'em. For them as doesn't try blanching them and then stir-frying them with a bit of ginger and garlic. Personally I'm happy to have them steamed in all their natural glory. Truly one of nature's noble vegetables.

LynneA

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 4893
Location: London N21

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 8:20 pm Post subject:
May soon have some ready to pick. Can't wait till I served them up with roast pork and my first JA's of the year. (Though may need to open a window shortly after)

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 8:24 pm Post subject:
sprouts are evil. my OH loves them but mine aren't ready to pick yet

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