Leave us have conversation about BS -- no, not me!! No, not THAT!
Brussels sprouts.
I had forgotten how good they can be. Yesterday I visited Sister Julie on the other end of town to have her identify some of the people in some very old family photos come into my possession (these are treasures - as the youngest <and cutest> in the family, I don't have any pics of my older sibs when *they* were kids) and, as is my habit, checked out the condition of her garden. Nearly pristinely clean now. She had about four or five big ol' brussels sprouts plants still going, though. When I see BS at the farmers markets, they are often sold still on the stalk from whence they come. The proud stalks in her garden, though, are nothing short of limp-looking. They still look like they're growing and healthy and all, but they're curved. No matter, the little sprouts appear to be coming along nicely. Julie told me that they need to suffer either frost or a hard freeze to develop sweetness. Kinda like rutabagas, I'll bet. They're probably first cousins. Well, we've had some frost. I asked her (fancy that!) if I could pick a small handful. She helped me and then we went into the house and rinsed them off and put them into some boiling water to cook for -- what? maybe 10-15 minutes? Not one to gild a lily, I drained them and added a wee bit of margarine, some salt, some pepper. Hallelujah, Mama! They were so sweet! I was expecting a cabbage-y taste. Not there. I was expecting some bitterness. Not there. Just perfect little sprouts. My sister Julie likes me. You should be so lucky. -- http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 10-20-05 with a note from Niece Jo.
I love them. Fresh from the grden are even better. You don't need anything other than butter and salt and pepper. Frozen are good also but not like fresh. Eat'em if ya got em.
I love them. Fresh from the grden are even better. You don't need anything other than butter and salt and pepper. Frozen are good also but not like fresh. Eat'em if ya got em.
Yep! I adore Brussels Sprouts. With the frozen ones sometimes you get the occasional bitter sprout, but not always. The fresh ones are great but unless you know someone who grows them (like Melba's Jammin' does) they can be expensive.
I don't expect them to taste like cabbage; they look like tiny cabbage but they aren't cabbage 🙂
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Leave us have conversation about BS -- no, not me!! No, not THAT!
Brussels sprouts.
I had forgotten how good they can be. Yesterday I visited Sister Julie on the other end of town to have her identify some of the people in some very old family photos come into my possession (these are treasures - as the youngest <and cutest> in the family, I don't have any pics of my older sibs when *they* were kids) and, as is my habit, checked out the condition of her garden. Nearly pristinely clean now. She had about four or five big ol' brussels sprouts plants still going, though. When I see BS at the farmers markets, they are often sold still on the stalk from whence they come. The proud stalks in her garden, though, are nothing short of limp-looking. They still look like they're growing and healthy and all, but they're curved. No matter, the little sprouts appear to be coming along nicely. Julie told me that they need to suffer either frost or a hard freeze to develop sweetness. Kinda like rutabagas, I'll bet. They're probably first cousins. Well, we've had some frost. I asked her (fancy that!) if I could pick a small handful. She helped me and then we went into the house and rinsed them off and put them into some boiling water to cook for -- what? maybe 10-15 minutes? Not one to gild a lily, I drained them and added a wee bit of margarine, some salt, some pepper. Hallelujah, Mama! They were so sweet! I was expecting a cabbage-y taste. Not there. I was expecting some bitterness. Not there. Just perfect little sprouts. My sister Julie likes me. You should be so lucky. -- http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 10-20-05 with a note from Niece Jo.
Good Stuff Maynard, I like Butter and lemon - The again I'm Greek so I like Lemon on almost everything. If the Greeks like lemon so much how come the Italians make the best lemon Ices?
Leave us have conversation about BS -- no, not me!! No, not THAT!
Brussels sprouts.
I had forgotten how good they can be.
I hated Brussels Sprouts when I was a kid. My mother used to cook the daylights out of them. Somewhere along the line I discovered that BS are like spinach. They develop a horrible taste when they are overcooked. If cooked only until there is a slight crunch to them, they are quite tasty.
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I love them. Fresh from the grden are even better. You don't need anything other than butter and salt and pepper. Frozen are good also but not like fresh. Eat'em if ya got em.
Try nutmeg instead of pepper some time :-)
Actually, since we acquired a microwave a few months back (free, I'd never have bought one) I just put the sprouts in a ceramic pot with a few spoonfuls of water and nuke them for 3-5 minutes. Save the vitamins!
-P.
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Leave us have conversation about BS -- no, not me!! No, not THAT!
Brussels sprouts.
snip put them into some
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boiling water to cook for -- what? maybe 10-15 minutes? Not one to gild a lily, I drained them and added a wee bit of margarine, some salt, some pepper. Hallelujah, Mama! They were so sweet! I was expecting a cabbage-y taste. Not there. I was expecting some bitterness. Not there. Just perfect little sprouts. My sister Julie likes me. You should be so lucky. -- http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 10-20-05 with a note from Niece Jo.
Roasted is heavenly. Cut them in half and toss in a bit of EVOO and roast at 400 until done. I love them your way too. J
Leave us have conversation about BS -- no, not me!! No, not THAT!
Brussels sprouts.
I had forgotten how good they can be.
I hated Brussels Sprouts when I was a kid. My mother used to cook the daylights out of them. Somewhere along the line I discovered that BS are like spinach. They develop a horrible taste when they are overcooked. If cooked only until there is a slight crunch to them, they are quite tasty.
Pardon me for a moment...
(ack, ack, gag!, retch, ack, ack, ack... argh!)
I disagree.
I can't deal with the thought of them *crunching*, either.
<I want them exposed as the terrible nasty little things they are>
Janet Bostwick wrote on 26 Oct 2005 in rec.food.cooking
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"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Leave us have conversation about BS -- no, not me!! No, not THAT!
Brussels sprouts.
snip put them into some
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boiling water to cook for -- what? maybe 10-15 minutes? Not one to gild a lily, I drained them and added a wee bit of margarine, some salt, some pepper. Hallelujah, Mama! They were so sweet! I was expecting a cabbage-y taste. Not there. I was expecting some bitterness. Not there. Just perfect little sprouts. My sister Julie likes me. You should be so lucky. -- http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 10-20-05 with a note from Niece Jo.
Roasted is heavenly. Cut them in half and toss in a bit of EVOO and roast at 400 until done. I love them your way too. J
I par boil the sprouts, then saute them in a little chicken stock.
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Leave us have conversation about BS -- no, not me!! No, not THAT!
Brussels sprouts.
Julie told me that they need to suffer either frost or a hard freeze to develop sweetness. Kinda like rutabagas, I'll bet. They're probably first cousins. Well, we've had some frost. I asked her (fancy that!) if I could pick a small handful. She helped me and then we went into the house and rinsed them off and put them into some boiling water to cook for -- what? maybe 10-15 minutes? Not one to gild a lily, I drained them and added a wee bit of margarine, some salt, some pepper. Hallelujah, Mama! They were so sweet!
Yes, they are wonderful after a frost. We grew them in RI and really enjoyed them, dime-sized. Big, tough BS from the supermarket can't compare. I'm fascinated with Sheldon's suggestion to use BS for cole slaw.
Unfortunately we've tried to grow them twice in Colorado and both times they were totally covered with aphids right down to the core. Ugh.
Our Brussels Sprout plants are still producing like crazy; in fact, had sprouts for supper tonight (with a bit of butter and a bit of salt); yummy! Last year, we were picking sprouts until about the middle of November. Carol
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Are they on the endangered list as well?
Definitely. It is virtually impossible for them to mate while immersed in boiling water and they die off at a rapid rate. But you already knew that, right ;-)
-P.
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If cooked only until there is a slight crunch to them, they are quite tasty.
Pardon me for a moment...
(ack, ack, gag!, retch, ack, ack, ack... argh!)
I disagree.
I can't deal with the thought of them *crunching*, either.
Are you British?
LOL! I went out with a boy in high school whose mother was English. She couldn't cope with the spicy, or other different foods the family really liked. Invariably, someone would ask her if the food was boiled enough for her.
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Yes, they are wonderful after a frost. We grew them in RI and really enjoyed them, dime-sized. Big, tough BS from the supermarket can't compare. I'm fascinated with Sheldon's suggestion to use BS for cole slaw.
Unfortunately we've tried to grow them twice in Colorado and both times they were totally covered with aphids right down to the core. Ugh.
gloria p
We used to drive down Rte 1 south of Half Moon Bay in CA and pick them up in the fields after harvest. Nothing neater than walking through a vegetable field with the most awesome coastline view.
If cooked only until there is a slight crunch to them, they are quite tasty.
Pardon me for a moment...
(ack, ack, gag!, retch, ack, ack, ack... argh!)
I disagree.
I can't deal with the thought of them *crunching*, either.
Are you British?
But seriously...
Crunchy Brussels sprouts? The thought is revolting!
Actually, my last line (which you snipped) said it all. They are horrible little things that should be eradicated. Mere extinction is too good for 'em. A final solution is in order. If ever there was an argument against intelligent design, it is Brussels sprouts!
<"if we took the bones out, they wouldn't be crunchy, would they!">
