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Gardeners harvest Brussels sprouts early, missing frost sweetness
Original: We have about 8 Brussel Sprouts plants in our garden. We usually wait to have some until a few good frosts, which sweete
A home gardener with around eight Brussels sprouts plants decided to harvest one before the usual first frosts, which normally sweeten the sprouts. The early pick tasted good but lacked its usual sweetness, though the cooked dish still looked appealing. The anecdote is a small seasonal note on the well-known effect frost has on brassica flavour, of interest to fellow vegetable growers.
Why now: It is harvest season for Brussels sprouts, when gardeners discuss the frost-sweetening effect.
Evidence
- We have about 8 Brussel Sprouts plants in our garden. We usually wait to have some until a few good frosts, which sweeten them up. Tonight we decided to harvest one anyway. It was delicious but did not have the sweetness it usually does. Anyway it looked beautiful cooked, so… · old_hippie@veganism.social · 4
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