Worcester Sprout Festival 14-15 Nov. (UK)

Subject: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: GUEST,Gadaffi
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 05:13 AM

According to last Sunday's Observer, there is to be a Brussels Sprout festival at Worcester on Nocvember 14-15th. , featuring all things cultural and culinary to do with this maligned vegetable. This includes 'sprout dancing'. What dance phenomenon is this? Bearing in mind this is Cotswold Morris country, I wonder if any Catter from the West Midlands knows anything more?

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: Mr Red
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 07:59 AM

Is this anything to do with Brussels?
Air fresher not included?
I will ask regulars to the Summers FC (Albion in Sidbury district, every Fri night)

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: Mr Red
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 08:01 AM

see - Worcester Guild of Chefs
says:
Sprout Fayre
13th-14th November 2008 , Worcester

A festival of all things sprout-related. Felice Tocchini, chef patron at fusion brasserie, aka 'the sprout chef' will be at the Fayre with local sprout grower and expert William Haines. They will be cooking up some sprout dishes and showcasing a new recipe for Felice's now legendary sprouty cake

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 10:14 AM

I used to dislike Brussel sprouts until a friend told me to cut them in half and place them, cut side down in a skillet with butter or olvie oil. Brown slightly, then cover and steam gently.

They're almost good that way.

As for 'Felice's now legendary sprouty cake,' is that supposed to be 'legendary' or 'mythical'?

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: TheSnail
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 10:17 AM

Some friends of mine regularly play at a potato festival in Belgium. Maybe they should take some Worcester Sauce.

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: Folkiedave
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 01:22 PM

Ingredients:

    * 200g caster sugar
    * 150 ml vegetable oil
    * 4 eggs
    * 250g self raising flour
    * pinch of salt
    * 2 tsp of ground cinnamon
    * 250g Sprouts finely shredded
    * 250 grated carrots
    * 150g chopped walnuts

Method:

   1. Line a baking tin with silicone paper.
   2. Beat the eggs, sugar and oil for a couple of minutes, add the flour, salt and cinnamon and carry on mixing for a minute.
   3. Fold in the grated carrots, sprouts and walnuts. Pour the mix in the lined dish and cook in a preheated oven at 180°C for 50 to 60 minutes, (until a toothpick inserted in the middle come out dry).
   4. The cake can be served on it's own, or you might like to enrich it by mixing some natural yogurt and icing sugar and pouring it over the cake.

But as everyone including Les Barker knows - "Sprouts are for Throwing".

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: GUEST,leenenia
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 01:40 PM

Yogurt. Of course. Yogurt would be the perfect complement to a cake with Brussels sprouts in it.

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 01:57 PM

Aah've got a book caalled "The Complete Book Of Farting" and when aah get it back from me mate I'll send yez the recipe for SPROUT CURRY - Nee kiddin'!

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 02:44 PM

Ron Spicer, son of George Spicer, used to sing a music hall song called 'I'm Just Beginning to Sprout'.

As a child I decided that the only way to deal with sprouts was to swallow them whole. The resulting bruised throat was worth enduring as it allowed me to leave the table instead of spending much of Sunday afternoon staring at a plate of sprouts in congealing gravy.

Valmai (Lewes)

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival 14-15 Nov. (UK)
From: Folkiedave
Date: 04 Nov 08 - 05:27 PM

Sounds like "Spring and Port Wine" to me Valmai!!

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival 14-15 Nov. (UK)
From: GUEST,Gadaffi
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 03:53 AM

So - nothing to do with Morris dancing, then?

Subject: RE: Worcester Sprout Festival 14-15 Nov. (UK)
From: cobber
Date: 05 Nov 08 - 04:47 PM

Surely it should be in Brentford