tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post425898745700300161..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: ABC Wednesday - S is for...VPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-52506531183049482782008-11-28T20:02:00.000+00:002008-11-28T20:02:00.000+00:00Hi ABCers - thanks for hopping on over, now to hop...Hi ABCers - thanks for hopping on over, now to hop on over to you :)<BR/><BR/>Deb - yay my first foreign correspondent! I'm looking forward to looking those up. We have Dr Pepper over here too BTW<BR/><BR/>Nancy - no, I'm still not converted :(<BR/><BR/>Rose - I can't stop giggling at the thought of the Lawn Rangers :D<BR/><BR/>Guyz - thanks, I'm a bit whoo hoo about it myself!<BR/><BR/>Emmat - tee hee. I think I'll try your recipe as it sounds similar to a stir fried cabbage recipe a friend of ours does. I hope it cures the f@rt problem too? And I loved the post you did over at yours today - thanks for the link love :D<BR/><BR/>Anna - Commonground's on my source list alreadu 'cos of their apple info, though I'd forgetten they've loads more on there too. And thanks for reminding me about the goosegogs championships :)<BR/><BR/>PG - I need to search that programme out - sounds like excellent source material!<BR/><BR/>Gail - it looks like both you and Frances had the same problem. Hmm was that a Tennessee or a Blogger thing I wonder? So glad the game went down a storm and thanks for the Mule Day info!<BR/><BR/>Yum - I love Bubble & Squeak. Haven't had a sprout version of it though. There was a guy at Uni who did a version of corned beef hash with sprouts though. Yuk!<BR/><BR/>Angelcat - did you notice how I'd diplomatically sidestepped that most unfortunate side effect? Thanks for the congrats!<BR/><BR/>Sylvia - nettle eating?! That's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for! ;)<BR/><BR/>TS - so glad we're as one on this one. And yes, I did enjoy our coffee get together yesterday :D<BR/><BR/>Karen - that's so lovely of you, as ever :)<BR/><BR/>EG - I wonder when you were at the Durham Beer festival? 1981/82/83 perhaps?<BR/><BR/>Samantha - thanks for the reminder about the bog snorkelling. It just HAS to be included doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>Tyra - the sprout game came courtesy of the ex-colleague who called sprouts the spawn of the devil!<BR/><BR/>IE - welcome back from your explorations! Hmm, must research your leads a bit further...<BR/><BR/>Dragonstar - I think that's why I didn't like them very much in the first place!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-78522894807435822422008-11-27T20:10:00.000+00:002008-11-27T20:10:00.000+00:00I love sprouts, but these days they don't like me ...I love sprouts, but these days they don't like me very much!Dragonstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935435587527038459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-64169627873370156412008-11-27T19:36:00.000+00:002008-11-27T19:36:00.000+00:00I didn't read my own writing there so the last sen...I didn't read my own writing there so the last sentence looks as if it was written by a child - that would be my second (or is it third) childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-52576239998372268772008-11-27T19:33:00.000+00:002008-11-27T19:33:00.000+00:00I too love sprouts as long as they aren't boiled t...I too love sprouts as long as they aren't boiled to death but especially with bacon and chestnuts. We don't have them for Christmas dinner though - doing sprouts for 16 is an overrated pastime so we have broccoli instead (also everyone likes broccoli).<BR/><BR/>We were talking about odd festivals while I was in Africa. Apparently there is a dwarf throwing festival somewhere (it may be Australia) and a hole digging one somewhere in Denmark I believe. It takes all sorts.<BR/><BR/>The hole digging one, you have to dig the deepest hole you can in 20 mins and then stand in it. It used to be 30 mins until someone died because their hole was so deep that the sides collapsed and they were killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-31908484850701294542008-11-27T09:27:00.000+00:002008-11-27T09:27:00.000+00:00Huge laugh!! Where do you get you wonderful things...Huge laugh!! Where do you get you wonderful things from. That crazy game...yes I did it. But sprout festival VP naaa that is too wird.<BR/>Happy Thanksgiving with love, peace and understanding....and a few sprouts. / Tyra<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://waxholm.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-wonder-if-i-can-tempt-you-with-apple.html" REL="nofollow">I wonder if I can tempt you with an apple</A>TYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15898409887649100232008-11-26T22:37:00.000+00:002008-11-26T22:37:00.000+00:00Not quite a food event but earth related the natio...Not quite a food event but earth related the national Bog snorkelling competiton held at Llanwrtyd Wells each year. They have also had the real ale wobble, mountain biking and pub crawling in one day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-7271874927671776522008-11-26T21:49:00.000+00:002008-11-26T21:49:00.000+00:00I love sprouts raw or cooked (but not boiled). Re ...I love sprouts raw or cooked (but not boiled). <BR/>Re your blog comment. We attended CAMRA festivals in Durham years ago and still try to get to a few around London! Yes I did watch "In Bruges" before we went - beautiful scenery amongst the scattered bodies :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-967556281555171002008-11-26T20:30:00.000+00:002008-11-26T20:30:00.000+00:00hate sprouts.fun post.Good game.Big congratulation...hate sprouts.<BR/>fun post.<BR/>Good game.<BR/>Big congratulations.<BR/>Luv.<BR/>K<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-56440631948552525502008-11-26T18:08:00.000+00:002008-11-26T18:08:00.000+00:00Sprouts once a year, on Christmas Day. It's quite ...Sprouts once a year, on Christmas Day. It's quite enough. Horrid little beasts.Strange how we develop these food fads, isn't it?<BR/>Congrats on the 500th post. Here's drinking a toast to you, perhaps in coffee too very soon?Threadspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780634324037593398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-60623524164763796702008-11-26T14:57:00.000+00:002008-11-26T14:57:00.000+00:00Hi!I'm with you, I don't like sprouts either!! Ta...Hi!<BR/>I'm with you, I don't like sprouts either!! Take Care!!<BR/><BR/>SherrieSherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066594863146323403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-24681445976482206462008-11-26T13:48:00.000+00:002008-11-26T13:48:00.000+00:00How about The World Stinging Nettle Eating Champio...How about The World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship held around 21 June each year at The Bottle Inn, Marshwood, Dorset. Yes, it is a completion to each the most stinging nettles, the record is 76 feet. Totally mad!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes Sylvia (England)Sylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15297317179725788742008-11-26T13:45:00.000+00:002008-11-26T13:45:00.000+00:00I love sprouts yummy, but not the after effects, l...I love sprouts yummy, but not the after effects, lol (sorry to lower the tone!)<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your 500th post! Here's to the next 500 ....Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208995018998500943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-56399117529882265652008-11-26T13:26:00.000+00:002008-11-26T13:26:00.000+00:00I love sprouts. I couldnt eat them all the time, ...I love sprouts. I couldnt eat them all the time, but I can snaffle a few with a nice roast dinner. Or as left overs in bubble and squeek. Love that name. Bubble and Squeek!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809314184012834659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-62037019049301984422008-11-26T12:59:00.000+00:002008-11-26T12:59:00.000+00:00VP,I was sure I left a message her...oh well. The...VP,<BR/><BR/>I was sure I left a message her...oh well. The sprout game was too funny, I sent it to a friend who couldn't stop laughing...she loves sprouts! It's not a food festival but down the road they celebrate Mule Day...complete with mules on parade!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-34435781750572069972008-11-26T12:14:00.000+00:002008-11-26T12:14:00.000+00:00I like sprouts - sliced and stir fried with onion ...I like sprouts - sliced and stir fried with onion and bacon.<BR/>Strange I hadnt heard about the sprout festival despite living in Worcestershire. Have you seen that TV programme about mad British festivals - something like Best of British. Quite good!Helen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-52264342885481006702008-11-26T09:15:00.000+00:002008-11-26T09:15:00.000+00:00Wish I could have got to the sprout festival VP - ...Wish I could have got to the sprout festival VP - I like mine stir fried with bacon and chestnuts - mmmmm. I am a bit worried that my two sprout plants at the allotment are not going to be ready to harvest in time for Christmas :( However I must admit that you do get some rogue sprouts which taste foul. Here in Cheshire we have gooseberry shows and near my home town of Peterborough the world conkers championship is staged. I think that there is a worm charming event locally as well but can't remember the details just now. If you have a look at the what's happening section of this website <BR/>: www.commonground.org.uk it lists a myriad of weird and wonderful events held in the UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-90572457148989661542008-11-26T09:10:00.000+00:002008-11-26T09:10:00.000+00:00If you need vitamin K, sprouts are one of the thin...If you need vitamin K, sprouts are one of the things to get. At least it tastes (to me) much better than spinach - which has even more.Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-37967831049996577652008-11-26T08:20:00.000+00:002008-11-26T08:20:00.000+00:00PS in all the sprouting around, I forgot: I would ...PS in all the sprouting around, I forgot: I would like to say Ponsest! to your 500th post. Well, the Word Verification would like to anyway.emmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-79779053024314019592008-11-26T08:18:00.000+00:002008-11-26T08:18:00.000+00:00I have found that even Brussels Sceptics (geddit?)...I have found that even Brussels Sceptics (geddit?) often like them if you steam them normally for just five minutes, dry them off, chop them in half, and then stirfry them in sesame oil with quite a lot of sesame seeds and fresh root ginger. <BR/><BR/>They still taste christmassy, because of the ginger, but they have an oriental flavour that way that gets round a lot of people's Brussel sprouts-warning-o-meter. It's really gratifying to have people going "oh, that's actually quite.....nice!"emmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-71106557376188402642008-11-26T08:03:00.000+00:002008-11-26T08:03:00.000+00:00We LOVE brussel sprouts... YUMM!!Congratulations o...We LOVE brussel sprouts... YUMM!!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your posting milestone... WOOHOO!!Shibaguyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682269444278312127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-70840505993197765852008-11-26T06:11:00.000+00:002008-11-26T06:11:00.000+00:00I don't like them either. But your post is very fu...I don't like them either. But your post is very funny.antigonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17788936258263664434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-7327770388771531492008-11-26T04:20:00.000+00:002008-11-26T04:20:00.000+00:00I'm with you...Sprouts don't do a thing for my tas...I'm with you...Sprouts don't do a thing for my taste buds.<BR/>I think I'll skip the festival too thank you.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-47943601853033896092008-11-26T04:19:00.000+00:002008-11-26T04:19:00.000+00:00Sprouts are one of my family's favorite vegetables...Sprouts are one of my family's favorite vegetables (well, I see Bear Naked agrees). <BR/><BR/>As to festivals, a small town here in Illinois has a Broomcorn festival complete with a parade featuring the Lawn Rangers--a group of men pushing lawn mowers and doing some marching manuevers with them. And when I wrote my post about the woolly worms a month or so ago, I found that many towns in the U.S. have a woolly worm festival. I know there's something weirder than that, but I can't remember it right now. I'll have to think about it...Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-58513709876607030952008-11-26T03:53:00.000+00:002008-11-26T03:53:00.000+00:00I like sprouts very much, though Charlie won't eat...I like sprouts very much, though Charlie won't eat them at all and neither of my kids ever liked them. Steamed with a little butter, pepper and salt........yum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-16038155297135627112008-11-26T02:55:00.000+00:002008-11-26T02:55:00.000+00:00YAWA-APE Texas branch reporting. We have the Blue...YAWA-APE Texas branch reporting. <BR/><BR/>We have the Blue Bonnet Brew Festival in Austin, Texas<BR/><BR/>The Prarie Dog Chilli Cook Off and World Championship Pickled Quail Egg Eating Contest in Grand Prarie Texas<BR/><BR/>and the 177th Dr. Pepper Birthday Celebration in Dublin Texas. <BR/>Dr. Pepper is a drink not a person.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.com