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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: GROWLER on November 05, 2009, 09:02:04 PM
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Dunno if I've spelt that right like? Shrugs:
It was pointed out to me recently by a grumpy old blue rinse pensioner, that Asda don't trim the stalks off their Broccili's, and we, the paying customer, are in essence paying for stuff that goes into the bin. rubschin:
Brocilli's in hand, I proceeded to snap the stalks off for her, much to her delight.
This has now become an obsession for me, and I make quite a song and dance about it, proudly snapping off these 4" stalks in front of fellow shoppers on every visit now. I'm very pleased to say others are following my example. cloud9:
Stuff you Asda.
Have I started summat here, or is this common practice througout Asda stores UK wide?
Sad arn'I? lol:
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So are you working you way up to tearing telephone directories in half lol:
Can't say I would do that to broccoli but have to known to tear off loads of leaves off cauliflowers and the like ....stuff where if you are paying by the lb then it does make a difference whistle:
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So are you working you way up to tearing telephone directories in half lol:
Can't say I would do that to broccoli but have to known to tear off loads of leaves off cauliflowers and the like ....stuff where if you are paying by the lb then it does make a difference whistle:
By the kilo surely? ::)
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So are you working you way up to tearing telephone directories in half lol:
Can't say I would do that to broccoli but have to known to tear off loads of leaves off cauliflowers and the like ....stuff where if you are paying by the lb then it does make a difference whistle:
rubschin: mmmmm, hadn't thought of that one. I'll try it tonight. Tar. ;)
You've got to be dead vicious with the stalks, or they just bend.
Any other top tips?
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I have been known to do this and much to my shame, removing the stalks and stems from vine tomatoes. redface:
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I have been known to do this and much to my shame, removing the stalks and stems from vine tomatoes. redface:
happy001
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Stop laughing now otherwise I might be inclined to shout at you. evil:
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I have been known to do this and much to my shame, removing the stalks and stems from vine tomatoes. redface:
I pluck the green tops off bog standard toms. They must weigh, mmmmmm.. rubschin:..at least 0.00001 of a gramme. lol:
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Stop laughing now otherwise I might be inclined to shout at you. evil:
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Leaving the little spider: like green stalks in tomatoes stops them from ripening too quickly. I would never buy tomatoes that had these removed.
As for leaves on cauliflower and stalks on broccoli ~ most supermarkets do offer the choice of "Prepared" or "Loose", the prepared products will be completely trimmed.... they charge extra for this to offset the work involved and the shorter shelf life (check the best before on those items that have their stalks/leaves removed against the same items that have stalks/leaves on). A good vegetable department manager in a supermarket or a half way decent greengrocer knows that a certain amount of both does help to preserve the vegetables and should also recognise the difference between scratching his arse and tearing it (i.e what is ripping customers off and what is good product care).
How do I know this? ~ My first ever job was in Fine Fare in Southampton as an assistant on the Fruit and Veg department ~ I left school and moved from Saturday Boy to full time without bothering to tell my parents or the school when the job was offered, when the authorities finally caught up with me I joined the RAF rather than go back to school.
Of course you have the right to choose which way you want to buy the products and the supermarkets have the right to refuse to sell them to you if you wander around wrecking their produce. I also know of people who do cook and eat the cauliflower leaves along with the "flower" and also people who do cook and eat the broccoli stalks ~ we tend to in this house. Good roughage! The only use for the green stalks on tomatoes is to pull them out when you want to eat the fruit (yes tomato is a fruit not a vegetable) and place them on your wife's/daughter's salad and tell them it's a char062
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You my
man dog, never cease to amaze me with your seemingly never ending barrage of information and tireless list of previous employments. eeek: eeek:
I'd have to draw a line under eating broc.stalks though. sick2:
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I like broc stalks... cloud9:
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You my man dog, never cease to amaze me with your seemingly never ending barrage of information and tireless list of previous employments. eeek: eeek:
I'd have to draw a line under eating broc.stalks though. sick2:
Never had a real career path I'm afraid ~ just worked today to be able to afford to work tomorrow, so I have always taken any job that paid more than the one I had. I have picked up a lot of useless information over the 47 years since I left school but the pension plan is awful.
Meanwhile the thinner of the broccoli stalks are nice in stews and casseroles. I remove the "woody" bits and then slice them lengthways to make them easier to cook until soft, picked that idea up in France where nothing is wasted. With the cauliflower leaves I am often amazed that people serve cauliflower and cabbage on the same plate when all they have to do is remove the thick "spine" from the cauli leaves and shred the remainder to produce what is to all intents and purposes cabbage. People would rather throw it away it seems........ We used to keep pigs when I was a lad and all stalks and "hard" bits of veg went into the pig feed anyway, so what they can eat, so can we. Simples!
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I like broc stalks... cloud9:
So you believed mother when she said they would give you hairs on your chest did you? ;)
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I like broc stalks... cloud9:
So you believed mother when she said they would give you hairs on your chest did you? ;)
Yes... it didn't bloody work tho... noooo:
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I like broc stalks... cloud9:
So you believed mother when she said they would give you hairs on your chest did you? ;)
Yes... it didn't bloody work tho... noooo:
I used to reply "But Mum ~ who wants green cheeks and curly teeth anyway" which earned me a frequent clip round the ear.
Parents eh? Who'd have 'em? ::)
And as for those poor bloody starving Africans/Russians etc who would be grateful for what I didn't want to eat. noooo:
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Brocoli stalks and cauli stalks are good in stir-fries. cloud9:
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And would also make a good 'bait' for a SlugPoonTM hunt! eveilgrin:
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My first ever job was in Fine Fare in Southampton as an assistant on the Fruit and Veg department ~ I left school and moved from Saturday Boy to full time
I didn't know broccoli had been discovered back then whistle:
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My first ever job was in Fine Fare in Southampton as an assistant on the Fruit and Veg department ~ I left school and moved from Saturday Boy to full time
I didn't know broccoli had been discovered back then whistle:
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My first ever job was in Fine Fare in Southampton as an assistant on the Fruit and Veg department ~ I left school and moved from Saturday Boy to full time
I didn't know broccoli had been discovered back then whistle:
evil: How frickin' old do you think I am?
Broccoli evolved from a wild cabbage plant on the continent of Europe. Indications point to the vegetable being known of 2,000 years ago. Since the Roman Empire, broccoli has been considered a uniquely valuable food among Italians. Broccoli was first introduced to the United States by these immigrants, but had not become widely known until the 1920s. The first mention of the vegetable in the US was in 1806, when it was given the name green broccoli.
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My first ever job was in Fine Fare in Southampton as an assistant on the Fruit and Veg department ~ I left school and moved from Saturday Boy to full time
I didn't know broccoli had been discovered back then whistle:
Now there's a point. When was Brocullious actually invented/discovered/whatevered, cus I don't remember it when I was a nipper? confused:
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I was thinking the same, peas, carrots and the occasional cabbage when I was a sprog.
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I was thinking the same, peas, carrots and the occasional cabbage when I was a sprog.
Posh veggies! cloud9:
We had spuds... sad24:
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At last, a thread where I can post this observation I made the other day ;D
You know those Delice de France stands they have in some shops? Pastries, rolls, croissants, pain au chocolat etc? I was passing one when I noticed a wumman selecting a Danish pastry... fair enough you might think, but she was scooping up extra raisons / sultanas from the adjacent pastries and loading them all on to the one she'd chosen! eeek: sick2:
FFS cussing:. I was actually "........." ! She looked like she was a bag lady in the making noooo:. I will never buy anything from that unit ever, ever again .... unless I'm there when they deliver... and I see I'm first....
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I was thinking the same, peas, carrots and the occasional cabbage when I was a sprog.
Ahhh yes, the processed ones out of a tin, except in the summer when I'd have the job of 'podding' the fresh ones. cloud9:
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At last, a thread where I can post this observation I made the other day ;D
You know those Delice de France stands they have in some shops? Pastries, rolls, croissants, pain au chocolat etc? I was passing one when I noticed a wumman selecting a Danish pastry... fair enough you might think, but she was scooping up extra raisons / sultanas from the adjacent pastries and loading them all on to the one she'd chosen! eeek: sick2:
FFS cussing:. I was actually "........." ! She looked like she was a bag lady in the making noooo:. I will never buy anything from that unit ever, ever again .... unless I'm there when they deliver... and I see I'm first....
Sorry ...I'll go to another shop in future ;)
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My first ever job was in Fine Fare in Southampton as an assistant on the Fruit and Veg department ~ I left school and moved from Saturday Boy to full time
I didn't know broccoli had been discovered back then whistle:
Now there's a point. When was Brocullious actually invented/discovered/whatevered, cus I don't remember it when I was a nipper? confused:
I just friggin told you!
It is over 2000 years since it was first recorded as a food and has been on general sale in the US since the 1920s.
We knew it as Calabrese back then. Apart from that Fine Fare was a Canadian owned company (Garfield Weston) and introduced many things to the public ~ it was the first supermarket in Southampton.
My Grandfather used to grow "Calabrese" on his allotment in the fifties.
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My first ever job was in Fine Fare in Southampton as an assistant on the Fruit and Veg department ~ I left school and moved from Saturday Boy to full time
I didn't know broccoli had been discovered back then whistle:
Now there's a point. When was Brocullious actually invented/discovered/whatevered, cus I don't remember it when I was a nipper? confused:
I just friggin told you!
It is over 2000 years since it was first recorded as a food and has been on general sale in the US since the 1920s.
We knew it as Calabrese back then. Apart from that Fine Fare was a Canadian owned company (Garfield Weston) and introduced many things to the public ~ it was the first supermarket in Southampton.
My Grandfather used to grow "Calabrese" on his allotment in the fifties.
Yes, of course he did. . .
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nonono:
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Bollox!
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whatever
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Bollox!
Is that bolloxus bolloxus per chance? I believe that is an F1 variety. 8)
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I've just bought and cooked me first
fine fart fodder sprouts of the season.
Cooked to perfection and exceedingly tasty. cloud9:
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Yummy!
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Sprouts... Drool:
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Yummy!
Asda's own new mahoooosive Crimbo CAKE block for pudding too. ?2.99. cloud9:
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This is catching on, problee all thanks to me like. cloud9:
Bottom of the pack was littered with snapped off stalks I noticed today. happy088
I hope one of the management are weighing them all to see how much dosh they aren't managing to rob off us.
Asda....saving you money ever day, my very and exceedingly fat arse. ::)
Every little helps. ;)
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I hope one of the management are weighing them all to see how much dosh they aren't managing to rob off us.
Asda....saving you money ever day, my very and exceedingly fat arse. ::)
You are Jim Royle and I claim my ?5 Asda voucher happy088
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Nobody in Asda buys broccoli. It doesn't come ready battered.