When should I put my sprouts on?

[CatThiefKeith]

Now that the bargains thread is gaining momentum, is it time to put the sprouts on?

I left it til October last year and they were decidedly underdone

[aylesburyduck]

Bahahahaha at cat!!

[CatThiefKeith]

70 I made a similar mistake last year. I thought the dog might like a Christmas dinner of her very own.

Labradors and sprouts do not a fragrant household make.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

A couple of years ago I gave the remainders of the brussels sprouts tree to the Guinea-Pigs. They scoffed down the Christmas Veg trimmings......
next day , the smaller guinea had the most eye-searing wind, and he liked to cuddle up to me and tuck his rump under my chin

[Ratbagcatbag]

I tried stir fried sprouts with garlic once. That was an experience I don't care to repeat. Sprouts yummy, garlic yummy, together, just no!!

[Viviennemary]

Is it that time of year already. I'm behind as usual. We're still eating leftovers from last Christmas. Can you cook sprouts on solar panels.

[starfishmummy]

Much easier to turn your junk mail into paper.

[CatThiefKeith]

On a separate note, I have decided to make my own Christmas cards this year.

Can someone talk me through turning the old apple tree into paper please?

[BillnTedsMostFeministAdventure]

Barbecued sprouts??

Stop this madness!

[CatThiefKeith]

70 I reckon they will be delicious on the BBQ!

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Can I skewer them with metal skewers and BBQ them, then the metal will cook them inside as well?

Eyes up large incinerator which DH bought and is currantly in the kitchen

[CatThiefKeith]

Shit and bother. I haven't got a pressure cooker!

Would a slow cooker work?

[JerseySpud]

You are all insane.

Sprouts are the work of the devil!

I remember Christmas year before last. I always make home made gravy and without thinking used the sprout water to make the gravy with. Couldnt understand why DD1 and i were farting along with sil, DH and DD2 when DD1 and i don't eat sprouts.

It finally hit me when the fumes got too much later in the evening what i had done...

[kelper]

If i get baby sprouts, will i only need to put them on around august?

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

You only have 217 days , they'll be raw RAW I tell you.



Unless (Christmas could be saved after all) you get some snazzy Heston Blumenthal~esque pressure cooker ?

[Chimchar]

oh shit!

I haven't even BOUGHT mine yet...

Do you think there'll be any left if I dash down to Tesco now?

[CatThiefKeith]

I have the turkey firmly under control. I have hand reared a beautiful specimen. I feed him nothing but apples, raisins, cinnamon, ginger and honey.

I am hoping this will negate the need to spend most of December marinating him.

He looks a little scrawny, but he has a few months yet so I am hoping he will fill out a bit.....

[Atbeckandcall]

Amateurs!

[BuzzardBird]

You should be worrying about making your Christmas gin surely?

[Fenton]

Ha ha! I came here looking for Maryz, and there she is

lol

[meditrina]

Surely the urgent task about now is selecting your turkey's parents and supervising their mating?

[CatThiefKeith]

Shit. I'd better get cracking then.

Do I boil the chestnuts as well? Should I add them now or wait til July?

[littlegreengloworm]

Ooooh outer I'm

Mine are going to be shite compared to yours now... Sob