On Mar 31, 6:44*pm, Sacha wrote:

Bob, am I right in thinking that frost is said to improve the flavour of
sprouts? *Must be about the only thing it does improve!

Back in the olden days when dinosaurs roamed the earth and both God
and I were little boys, we would not dream of eating sprouts before
they had been frosted, but fortunately since then much better
varieties have been introduced to replace those "little green roses".