The Stuff of Nightmares!

These green monstrosities figure in one of our family legends, the Tale of the Lone Sprout. When our girls decided they wished to become vegetarian at a young age the lifestyle change did not necessarily equate to an increased preference for vegetables so sometimes I had to resort to subterfuge to give them their daily dose and the Lone Sprout was born! There was no argument, if it was on the plate it had to be eaten and I could spot a sprout hidden in mashed potato from across the kitchen!

So why has this particular branch of sprouts (is that the correct collective noun?) come in the from the cold of the allotment? It had to make way for all the Christmas presents Tony received. No, they weren't so awful that he has buried them, his Christmas presents were blackcurrants, gooseberries and raspberries, yum!