Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for May 10, 2024

Almost anything that I would norally not like tastes good pickled

Pickling can improve the flavor of vegetables in certain ways, it’s true. But if you’re already at the table and it’s too late to pickle, you can always try doing what my dad used to say: “You can eat anything if you put enough pepper on it.” :-)

Oh gosh, they are going to miss out on her okra…

They both call her Meemaw.

Are Clem and Pasquale cousins?

I like Brussels sprouts. I wonder what pickled ones taste like.

Meemaw knows how to make snoopy little boys who want a snack before dinner skedaddle!

Meemaw knows how to make snoopy little boys who want a snack before dinner skedaddle!

Can’t blame Pasqale here, loathe Brussel sprouts, never could understand how anyone could eat those bitter things.

I would have beat them both out the door!

Many vegtables have a strong, bitter flavor when over-cooked. American cooking styles tend to over-cook vegtables, or use canned foods, which tend to be over-cooked just to put them in the can. Frozen vegtables are not cooked as much, but the freezing process tends to make them mushy.

Brocolli is much better raw, or lightly steamed or stir-fried. Brussel sprouts (and cabbage) are good brushed with olive oil, salt and pepper, then roasted.

I have been known to teach cooking classes to adult leaders who had to deal with finicky younger tastebuds. I would ask “What is a yucky vegtable you don’t like?”, then tell them “Try this . . .”

They must have seen some of her nasty hot pepper recipes.

Boys, I don’t recall Meemaw saying that you had to EAT her experiments….

The last season of LEAVE IT TO BEAVER had an episode about Beaver’s dislike for brussel sprouts

So sad what happened to Meemaw’s family last night.

The horror, the horror.

run forest run

They left before she could tell them about the Ghost Peppers in there to give the Brussels Sprouts some extra “Kick”.

I’ve seen pickled brussels sprouts in the liquor aisle. Apparently for bloody marys.