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Putting sprouts and sweetcorn into a baby as well. That's asking for trouble.Originally posted by Bellona View PostSounds tasty but.........
- Pork
- Sprouts
- Sweetcorn

While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Ugh, sprouts. I've a very wide palate and I'll eat them but I cannot see why people actively like them and would choose them over other green veg like broccoli/cabbage/etc.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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too true.Originally posted by Bellona View PostSounds tasty but.........
- Pork
- Sprouts
- Sweetcorn


Tonight Dinner will be washed down with a pint of homebrew, at least the bed will be warm!
My Daughter has no problem with wind, she grins and trumpets with a smile - Daddy's girl!Comment
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actually properly cooked they taste great, they have been breeding them to be sweeter. Its the overcooked soggy ones that taste vileOriginally posted by d000hg View PostUgh, sprouts. I've a very wide palate and I'll eat them but I cannot see why people actively like them and would choose them over other green veg like broccoli/cabbage/etc.Comment
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FTFYOriginally posted by d000hg View PostUgh.
Makes my hotdog, fried onion, cheese food slice, ketchup and american mustard club sandwich soundeven betteralmost edible (if you have no gag reflex).Comment
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No they don't. I've had them properly cooked and while OK, they are still "OK" rather than nice. The only way I know to make them nice is frying in butter with bacon but that proves nothing.Originally posted by vetran View Postactually properly cooked they taste great, they have been breeding them to be sweeter. Its the overcooked soggy ones that taste vile
SnobOriginally posted by Dactylion View PostFTFY
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Sprouts, lightly steamed, then fried in butter, pancetta and Riesling and seasoned - lovely! Still fart like a trooper but at least they smell Christmassy.Originally posted by d000hg View PostNo they don't. I've had them properly cooked and while OK, they are still "OK" rather than nice. The only way I know to make them nice is frying in butter with bacon but that proves nothing.
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So this lorry full of tortoises collided with a van full of terrapins. It was a turtle disaster.If you think my attitude stinks, you should smell my fingers.Comment
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Originally posted by hyperD View PostSprouts, lightly steamed, then fried in butter, pancetta and Riesling and seasoned - lovely! Still fart like a trooper but at least they smell Christmassy

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck,it must be a duckComment
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Sprouts, steamed, then pureed with butter, creme fraiche, salt and pepper.Originally posted by hyperD View PostSprouts, lightly steamed, then fried in butter, pancetta and Riesling and seasoned - lovely! Still fart like a trooper but at least they smell Christmassy.
So this lorry full of tortoises collided with a van full of terrapins. It was a turtle disaster.
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Other than that way, bleedin' 'orrible things.Comment
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