Sprouts - yippee!!

[sod_the_m25]

The first sprouts of the year are in the Coop, well, 24 less than this morning - love or hate? Boiled to a mush with chilli sauce and lashings of white pepper.

[dot.hawkes]

DOH!!!! I was avoiding asking B00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe the ed has had a clear out,!!!!! lol

[B00]

Awww Whiffey :-(....Yes stay here, it's safer, lol.

At the risk of sounding daft, what are sprout tops? Are they what I think they are? the bit of the sprout you chop off before cooking?

[sod_the_m25]

That's very kind of you.

I've just put my sprouts into the freezer for a few hours - what a good idea!

[B00]

Oh, wasn't thinking really- was this name supposed to be a secret?


Dammit- sorry!

[I.Don No]

if you want your sprouts cooked to perfection for Christmas dinner, you should have lit the gas on or around April 25th.

[dot.hawkes]

lol sprouts grow on a thick stalk about 12inches out of the ground, the sprouts literally sprout out of the stalk at alternate points all the way up the stalk. they are a devil to pick lol

[LoftyLottie]

No Boo, Brussel tops are these

http://topveg.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/s prout-stalk-no-top.jpg

The sprouts at the top of the stalk. They used to be sold all the time in the 'greens' section. Delicious.

[dot.hawkes]

actually one pulls sprouts, not picks them sorry, forgetting my roots there lol

[LoftyLottie]

Keep away from CB Whiffey and brighten up the other sections!! This is a very jolly thread ;o)

[B00]

Ahhhh righty!

You learn something new everyday dont you?

I've never seen sprout tops- do they taste like sprouts at all?

[B00]

And I agree with Lottie, love nice jolly innoffensive threads like this one :-)

[smudge]

Yeah, the stalks are rather tall aren't they Dot!

People used to get a lot of extra nourishment from them in the 'old' days! Don't seem to see them in the veggie bit now though.

[LoftyLottie]

They taste like......................mmmmm....................mmmmmm..................... errrrr....................sprout tops!!!

[dot.hawkes]

they must taste real good to pigs, we used to feed them the stalks once the field was pulled.!!!!

[B00]

rofl lottie- so let me get this straight....they taste just like sprout tops then?

;-)

[LoftyLottie]

We get our sprouts on stalks on the market all winter long - really difficult to carry home without losing the sprouts!

[sod_the_m25]

What, not even a little tiny fight?

[LoftyLottie]

Yep Boo ;o)

[Jugglering]

Well, having detested honey for years (and hence never tried sprouts in honey), I have just become addicted to the stuff (due to having a rotten cold and needing several large hot toddies..... which entailed buying a jar of blossom honey, a fresh lemon and a bottle of whisky).....lol... I have just read that back and realised I must still be suffering from the foggy brain syndrome after the cold.....

To start again..... I once saw a recipe for honeyed sprouts which sounded nice but since I didn't like the taste of honey, I never bothered to try it. I'm just getting over a rotten cold and treated myself to several large hot toddies, thus finding out that I actually did like honey now.... so all I need to do is dig out that recipe for honeyed sprouts, then go and hunt down some sprouts !

[smudge]

Yes - it's a very nice thread Whiffey! Sprouts & all.

I'm glad the Ed removed some of the 'oribble threads that appeared over the weekend. Makes for a nicer, friendlier site. ;o}