Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.
Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.
And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.
. . . . the British way. If you can count them they're still raw.
Campbell Ritchie wrote:They are compulsory at Christmas here.
Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.
Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.
And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.
According to my granddaughter, I have a plant even more dangerous. I think it needs to grow a bit first. Broccoli. (=calabrese)Pearl Sutton wrote:Feel free to send me that hazardous plant, . . .
Campbell Ritchie wrote:They are compulsory at Christmas here. Ruth cooked some in the pressure cooker, above the water (in the steam only) for 3½min...
Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.
Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.
And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.
Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.
Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.
And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.
I have been to Worcestershire many times, and I lived in the Borough of Southwark many years ago. I have heard, “South-walk,” only ½mile from here.Tim Holloway wrote:. . . Now say "Southwark". . . .
Campbell Ritchie wrote:What sort of mushrooms are they, R? Is it legal to send vegetables across the Pond?
That is even braver than a primary schoolgirl asking for sprouts.Nicole Alderman wrote:. . . I was a teenager . . .
Paul Clapham wrote:
The customs forms I used to have to fill out asked whether I was bringing plants or animals into the country and I always wondered what I would answer if I had mushrooms in my bags. But it's always better to not try this sort of argument out on customs officers.
Campbell Ritchie wrote: Boiling them rather than steaming them may leach some of the flavour away, but no super‑taster will ever believe that .
Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.
Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.
And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.
A friend once cooked some sprouts in water in the same pressure cooker as potatoes, which need 6min. The sprouts were absolutely foul, devoid of texture and flavour, but not colour: pale rose pinkTim Holloway wrote:. . . "boil them until they've lost all colour, texture and flavour".
Everybody knows most “flavours” are actually smelt.I'm a super-taster, but cruciforms drive me off more by smell than taste. . . .
Good idea. I have probably tried that, but so long ago that I have forgotten about it. Ruth likes roast root veg, so it is worth a try next time we have the oven hot.What I'd recommend in the case of brussels sprouts, actually, is to roast them. . . .
Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.
Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.
And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.
As in, “with a 7lb hammer to the back of the head,” when it is Brassica oleracea.Tim Holloway wrote:. . . as in you sit down and it hits you when you eat it . . .
Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.
Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.
And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.
Some people, when well-known sources tell them that fire will burn them, don't put their hands in the fire.
Some people, being skeptical, will put their hands in the fire, get burned, and learn not to put their hands in the fire.
And some people, believing that they know better than well-known sources, will claim it's a lie, put their hands in the fire, and continue to scream it's a lie even as their hands burn down to charred stumps.