...to ask whether you cut crosses in your sprouts?

[SpudsandGravy]

Just wondering. I always have done before, but this year I haven't. I hope this isn't going to lead to some sort of sprout-related disaster...

Blimey. What tine are you eating? 9:30?

I always cross my sprouts to stop the stem being too hard.

Yes I do otherwise the stalks are hard, or if you wait till they are cooked the main bit goes mushy

I do. Can't hurt. I sit & watch DD playing with her new toys, & do them in a bowl on my kap. Preferably with a glass of Christmas sherry!

Bloody hell. Lap. Lap! I already corrected it once & it changed back!

This may be controversial but I do one cut. Too lazy for a cross!!!

My brother used to put a cross on one so we could play sprout lottery!

I can’t be arsed. They’re enough of a faff to prepare as it is!

I don't. I don't see the need TBH.

Shredded and fried with bacon and chestnut is the way forward

Oh bleep! Maybe I'd better go back and cross them :)

I used to do this but sprouts are smaller and more tender these days so I don't think it's necessary any more. Plus we tend not to eat them boiled to a pulp nowadays.

What you haven't got the sprouts on yet? I've had them on since St Swithens day or they will be like bullets.

Watched a thing on this years ago....doesn't make the slight bit of difference and I've never done it.

We do, they cook more evenly. Mine have been simmering since 7.18, am hoping they’ll be done by 2pm.

i used to but now just cut off the bottoms.

I’ve just realised I’ve been cutting the crosses into the wrong end for years!

Glad I read this thread now lol.

I don't, I just trim mine.

If they're big I chop the bottoms off

Yup. It's what baby Jesus would have wanted.

Yes! Tradition, innit?

@magicstar1. 😂😂

I always put crosses in. Especially this year - the sprouts are huge. I prepped mine yesterday.

And the Lord said "thou shall cut a cross in your sprouts and this shall please me" and so it passed.
Yes, yes I do. I have no idea why though

There’s no need to cut crosses in Brussels, people used to believe it let the devil out of them but actually it just makes them soggy. Honestly. I’ll try and find a link...

I do, unless they're small ones in which case I'd just do one cut.