Time to switch the hob on

[Newportnobby]

One month until 25.12.18 so get those brussel sprouts on the go

[Ditape]

Bah Humbug!!!!

[emjaybee]

One month until 25.12.18 so get those brussel sprouts on the go

That's all very well if you're doing them for NEXT Christmas, but they're going to be significantly under-cooked for THIS Christmas.

[PLD]

As a result of Brexit, won't these evil foreigners be banned from coming over here and filling out plates, taking up space that should be reserved for nice British vegetables   

[martyn]

Reply #3, Paul;

I certainly hope they will be banned.........

Yeugh!

martyn

[railsquid]

One month until 25.12.18 so get those brussel sprouts on the go

That's all very well if you're doing them for NEXT Christmas, but they're going to be significantly under-cooked for THIS Christmas.

You knew my grandmother? 

[njee20]

Did you know they're actually called Brussels sprouts, they are sprouts from Brussels, not from "brussel".

That's all fact fans.

[daffy]

Brussels sprouts with diced bacon and walnuts. Love it!

And as for cold mashed sprouts and potato pan fried the next day, a.k.a. Bubble and Squeak, well that's my kind of food for any time of the year.

Christmas decorations and lights up in November. Don't love it.

And Mick, if you're hob takes a month to warm up I guess you need a new one. Or the logs you're trying to light are sodden.

[emjaybee]

One month until 25.12.18 so get those brussel sprouts on the go

That's all very well if you're doing them for NEXT Christmas, but they're going to be significantly under-cooked for THIS Christmas.

You knew my grandmother? 

Well, obviously I like them al-dente which is why I've put them on now for NEXT Christmas,  but if you like them soft April 23rd 2018 was the day for Christmas 2019.

Did you know they're actually called Brussels sprouts, they are sprouts from Brussels, not from "brussel".

That's all fact fans.

No, I'm pretty sure ours come from Waitrose.

[guest311]

"A sprout is not just for Christmas" 

[njee20]

No, I'm pretty sure ours come from Waitrose.

Well yes, but Waitrose go to Brussels to get all of theirs. They're just saving you the trip.

[daffy]

No, I'm pretty sure ours come from Waitrose.

Well yes, but Waitrose go to Brussels to get all of theirs. They're just saving you the trip.

I never knew I lived in Belgium. Must do, cos not far from me there's a whole load of fields full of rows of sprouts that the farmer ships to Waitrose.

But then of course Waitrose don't get all their sprouts from Brussels, do they:

https://d1ycl3zewbvuig.cloudfront.net/images/products/4/LN_054141_BP_4.jpg

- spot the Union Jack and the the origin info here:

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/essential-waitrose-brussel-sprouts/054141-27167-27168

[emjaybee]

No, I'm pretty sure ours come from Waitrose.

Well yes, but Waitrose go to Brussels to get all of theirs. They're just saving you the trip.

Well that's darned decent of them. Also explains why in previous years B.W. (before Waitrose) it took the wife so long to do the shopping.

"A sprout is not just for Christmas" 

How true, the effects last well into Boxing Day.

[njee20]

No, I'm pretty sure ours come from Waitrose.

Well yes, but Waitrose go to Brussels to get all of theirs. They're just saving you the trip.

I never knew I lived in Belgium. Must do, cos not far from me there's a whole load of fields full or rows of sprouts that the farmer ships to Waitrose.

But then of course Waitrose don't get all their sprouts from Brussels, do they:

https://d1ycl3zewbvuig.cloudfront.net/images/products/4/LN_054141_BP_4.jpg

- spot the Union Jack and the the origin info here:

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/essential-waitrose-brussel-sprouts/054141-27167-27168

Did I need to put some sort of smiley to show that I was clearly joking? My observation was just that the vegetable is called a "Brussels sprout" not a "brussel sprout" as many people (Nobby in the OP included) put. Even the URL and product name on the Waitrose website is wrong, although the packaging is correct.

Comments about Belgium were just in retort to Emjaybee's quip.

[emjaybee]

No, I'm pretty sure ours come from Waitrose.

Well yes, but Waitrose go to Brussels to get all of theirs. They're just saving you the trip.

I never knew I lived in Belgium. Must do, cos not far from me there's a whole load of fields full or rows of sprouts that the farmer ships to Waitrose.

But then of course Waitrose don't get all their sprouts from Brussels, do they:

https://d1ycl3zewbvuig.cloudfront.net/images/products/4/LN_054141_BP_4.jpg

- spot the Union Jack and the the origin info here:

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/essential-waitrose-brussel-sprouts/054141-27167-27168

Did I need to put some sort of smiley to show that I was clearly joking? My observation was just that the vegetable is called a "Brussels sprout" not a "brussel sprout" as many people (Nobby in the OP included) put. Even the URL and product name on the Waitrose website is wrong, although the packaging is correct.

Comments about Belgium were just in retort to Emjaybee's quip.

I'm fairly confident (I think) that nobody involved in this thread is taking it seriously. Although I do have my doubts about the O.P.