Sprouts For Christmas Yes Or No ?

[LochNessMonster]

If not what will you use instead ?

[mikey4444]

I have a small confession to make. After having been a committed sprout-hater for 62 years, I ate 5 at Xmas Lunch today !

And they weren't bad...they weren't terribly good either but they weren't too bad. Perhaps in another 62 years I might get to actually like them !

But at least I have stopped feeding them secretly to whatever dog happens to be under the table !

[MargoTester]

Just finished our Christmas lunch( bit late) and we had some lovely sprouts, very small, but lots of flavour and for the first time for a long time I managed to persuade my son (35) to try them. He pronounced they were 'not too bad' - praise indeed. The one thing we don't like is Christmas pudding too heavy after a big meal. Having a Sainsburys Taste the Difference Limoncello Buche de Noel when we have room later on!

[gness]

Small sprouts from a stalk......almost cooked then whirled around in a pan with hot butter and toasted almonds and breadcrumbs.......always put a little X in the bottom to let the devil out.......☺

[aelmpvw]

do i discreetly tell doris where she's going wrong with the sprouts or not?

[gness]

Only if you want a clout with the iron you've bought, Ael......you did get the smoothing iron, didn't you?...x

[DTCwordfan]

baby sprouts cleaned up, no scoring and 4 to 5 minutes in a steamer, larger one 7 to 8 minutes - a quick toss in butter and black pepper. yum.

[EDDIE51]

I used to hate sprouts, but I have been eating them recently. The secret is very short cooking I just steam them for 2 to 3 mins. Makes all the difference. All the jokes about cooking them for days has rubbed off and most people over cook them. No cross either !

[gness]

No cross, Eddie?....Then the devil will be in your sprouts....you'll be windy til Easter.... :-(

[EDDIE51]

No cross and no wind, and I normally f*rt like a trumpet!

[gness]

It'll come, Eddie....it'll come......and we'll all know about it so bad will it be........ :-(

[aelmpvw]

//you did get the smoothing iron, didn't you?...//

of course i did gness, doris also received a large picture of our pet dog (my avatar) which for some reason delighted her even more than the iron ...

[wendilla]

Have you tried mashed potato with just a few sprouts mashed in are nice .

[murraymints]

love sprouts..especially if you toss in some very crunchy lardon bits

[Old_Geezer]

Be serious, no one likes sprouts.

Instead ?????
One has no need to replace that which has no worth.

[Cloverjo]

Yes, we had loads of sprouts. Everyone (9 people that I cooked for yesterday) loved them. Don't overcook them, and don't put a cross in them.

[Cloverjo]

The leftover sprouts will be mashed up with the potatoes and fried for lunch. Yum.

[marval]

Yes we had sprouts with chestnuts, lovely they were.

[Copacetic]

love sprouts, I eat them all the year round!