Yul Lose Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I believe I posted about Brussels sprouts a couple of years ago and now they’re back. Mrs. Lose has a bumper crop of them and tonight was the third time we’ve had them this week. The other night in bed she mentioned that she thought she left the cages off of the planters that keep the opossums, coons, rabbits, rats and whatever else like to eat them out and I was secretly hoping that she had and that the critters were eating all of them that they could. Evidently they weren’t hungry for Brussels sprouts that night because she gleefully reported that she had left the cage off of the planter but they hadn’t eaten any of them. I don’t mind them occasionally but more than once a week is to much for me. What to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Smart varmints. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Salsa? Nacho cheese dip? Chocolate syrup? Lots of whiskey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Freeze 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Tell her you love her so much that she can have your share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 How about you make dinner for you and the missus. Perhaps a couple of nice steaks, brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes. Make yourself a can of beans and eat them on the sly. The gas you’ll have later... Blame the sprouts... She’ll never have you eat them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Sounds like aunt Bee's pickles. I didn't enjoy brussel sprouts as a child. I don't mind them now, not everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Business Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 They are so good when sauteed in bacon grease or roasted on the stalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Explain that you like them once in a while, but that more than once a week is not good! If you don’t speak up, she will never know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 No dilemma at my house. I simply won't allow them in the door....ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I love 'em. I'm not allowed to eat 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joke 'um Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Donate them to the nearest homeless shelter. You'll feel good. They (the homeless) will be motivated to relocate to less 'green' pastures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Well I broke the news that I’d like them a whole lot more if we had them a whole lot less. I’m not sure she got my meaning, I guess I’ll find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Looking back I realize that my mother had two major methods of cooking, boil it and burn it. in culinary school I learned how to roast Brussels sprouts. Not bad roasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Help us out here. How does she prepare them? Once we know that we can offer better suggestions. But, for a start: Shave 'em on a mandolin and make a cole slaw out of them. Cut them in half, blanch them, then roll in crumbs and fry them. Or batter them and fry them. Shred them and mix them into potato pancakes. Substitute them for cabbage in colcannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 8 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Freeze 'em. This and then use them in a wrist rocket against said critters. It's called "Fun With Brussel Sprouts" or "How To Piss Off A Vegetarian With Vegetables". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Cut in half. Lightly coat in olive oil. Spread on baking sheet. Lightly salt, or use a seasoned salt. Roast until tips are turning brown and crispy. You might change your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Even if the ground is frozen you should be able to dig a hole to bury them. You can fit a lot in a small hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Find a dog that likes them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Brussels sprouts roasted with olive oil then buttered is excellent fare. I really like them and can eat them two three times a week. The again, I really like rot col (red cabbage in vinaigrette) and just about every other cabbage related plant. All are very satisfying and tasty. If none are available then a turnip or a rutabaga is a good substitute - they have the consistency of a potato and the flavor of a cabbage (to me anyway). Eaten with a fish fried or whatever, you can't go wrong. Oh, heavy rye bread to go along with this - I was told the angels eat this in heaven and I believe it. Just flat out delicious. STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Take them off the stalk. Place them in a plastic bag, with olive oil and shake vigorously Take oiled sprouts and roll in flour til coated Now that they're coated, take the bag to your garage Grab a wood from your bag and a handful of tees. Go out back, T a few up and use the sprouts as practice balls ' Remember, left elbow straight, head behind the ball, and bicep touches chest on the backswing,............have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacobill Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 When you plant a garden no matter how hard I try everything gets ready at the same time. You got to eat it when its ready it wont keep. I have the same problem with tomatoes, cabbage,brocolli, corn. So just eat it or give it away. You won't have any more till next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 For too many zucchini, here is the solution. Leave your car parked on a thoroughfare with the window open and your surplus zucchini in the passenger seat. When you return you will have more zucchini than you ever imagined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Wife loves Brussels sprouts, I can tolerate them. However, the roast with olive oil sounds intriguing. Might have to try that since I'm mostly chief cook and bottle washer here now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 My mother severed them a few times a year. She served them with a sharp cheddar cheese sauce. I wish I had her cheese sauce recipe. Roasted or grilled is OK. I will nor eat creamed peas or creamed peas & carrots. These were the favorite vegetable course for Sunday meals buy my mother or maternal grandmother. I see them and gag. P.S. Except for the cheese sauce, eating them more than once a week would ruin them for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I like them halved, roasted with a bit of olive oil, sea salt and coarse ground black pepper, Cook them under the broiler until they are just shy of burnt. They are good this way maybe even good enough to eat 5 or 6 times a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-Eye Ned Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 This reminds of an episode of Leave It To Beaver, who refused to eat his Brussels sprouts, so he dumped them into a potted plant. (Or am I remembering that wrong) I don’t care for Brussels sprouts, in general, but my wife buys a pre-seasoned, frozen brand that is as tasty as BS can get. I’ll eat them and feel proud of myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Sometime around 2000, I agreed with me wife (later The Germinator) that I would eat BS once a year. If she bought too many they were all hers for the remaining meals. after she passed and I learned that roasting was better, I cooked BS twice a year. Now I have not had BS in maybe three years. I don’t miss ‘em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 On 1/2/2021 at 6:34 AM, St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 said: Brussels sprouts roasted with olive oil then buttered is excellent fare. I really like them and can eat them two three times a week. The again, I really like rot col (red cabbage in vinaigrette) and just about every other cabbage related plant. All are very satisfying and tasty. If none are available then a turnip or a rutabaga is a good substitute - they have the consistency of a potato and the flavor of a cabbage (to me anyway). Eaten with a fish fried or whatever, you can't go wrong. Oh, heavy rye bread to go along with this - I was told the angels eat this in heaven and I believe it. Just flat out delicious. STL Suomi The only thing you mentioned that I like is potato. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoky Pistols Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 You're looking at this all wrong. After Mrs. Lose is fast asleep, go outside, remove the cages, harvest the sprouts, dispose of the sprouts and in the morning be ready to provide the necessary heart-felt, "Tsk, tsk, dear, you must have left the cages off again" Repeat as needed. You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Peel outer leaves of Brussel Sprouts and cut in half Peel and dice a Parsnip (adds a great "pepperiness"). Heat EVOO in a pan to shimmer. Saute good and hot, get some brown on all of it. A little salt does not hurt. Do not let any get mushy, you want tender crisp! A few twists of fresh ground black pepper just before taking off the heat and serving adds something special. Don't add it earlier, or it will add bitterness. Serve as a side with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Grilled Ribeye medium-rare, and a Good Red Wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Mrs. Lose may be a closet Wire Saloon follower because it’s been four days and there is no mention of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 38 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: Mrs. Lose may be a closet Wire Saloon follower because it’s been four days and there is no mention of them. Sounds like you miss ‘em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Sounds like you miss ‘em. About like I miss covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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