"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 22/01/2015 15:55, Christina Websell wrote:
"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 21/01/2015 18:52, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Derek" wrote

"Bob Hobden" wrote:


Funny enough I only saw them for the first time today, what are they
like to
eat?


'tops' , ie: the foliage on top of the sprout plant, (younger readers
ask about them from your parents) and which is often thrown away, is
in our opinion the best cooked green veg, and this Xmas, had it with
the Beef and Turkey.
Sold by a few enlightened market stall holders.


These were more like very loose blown sprouts, small loose cabbages.

A big difference between sprout tops and blown sprouts (unless you have
giant sprouts).
Sprout tops will be semi flat whilst blown sprouts will be elongated.

Wouldn't it be a great idea to be able to sell blown sprouts, call them
kalettes and make them a posh thing in the supermarket? Call me cynical
;-)

Tina


Why call them kalettes?
Much better sproutettes

No, because it will be realised that they are brussels sprouts and a lot of
people say they don't like them and it will be very interesting to find that
if they are called kalettes, it will make a difference about whether it
makes a difference about whether you will eat them.