'Yucky' foods that deserve a second chance

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | , December 30, 2009 | Unattributed

[Armedanddangerous]

When I was a kid I visited my great grandparents house in the summers. When she was canning beets I always left the house because that was the most horrific stench my pre-teen nose could imagine.

I like properly cooked brocolli.

[Brugmansian]

Brussels Sprouts. YUCK!

They're a big crop out on the island. Had too many of them? Grew them this year for the first time. What a neat plant. We had 19" of snow last week that has now melted. The sprouts are still on the stalks. Wish I could tell you homegrown makes all the difference but it doesn't. Same general taste. Just tighter heads and sweeter.

[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

Especially since it’s a steer!

[jaydubya2]

LOL. That was my point, I’m glad someone picked it up!

[Long Island Pete]

I saw them for the first time on the stalk out at Harbes farm. I always thought the grew in those little baskets.

[uglybiker]

[who knows what evil?]

I enjoy everything on this list EXCEPT sardines, although I am ‘meh’ regarding licorice. I was introduced to grilled cabbage last year, and it’s good! Health? Excellent.

[uglybiker]

Experts agree, everything tastes better with:

[Brugmansian]

I saw them for the first time on the stalk out at Harbes farm. I always thought the grew in those little baskets.

I had no idea how they grew either. They make an impressive gift especially as they can be harvested after several frosts. I gave stalks away for Thanksgiving (from seeds planted in May...they are a long, long season crop).

[goseminoles]

I’m the same way. I eat everything. I’m very jealous of those guys on the Travel Channel. I’d like to make a living traveling and eating.

[goseminoles]

Why does apsaragus make my pee stink?

[ladyjane]

People used to think that only some people get that effect from asparagus. Their conclusions were based on self-report.

It turns out it causes everybody’s pee to stink. Some people just can’t smell it!

;>)

[Little Bill]

If it was an anther bodily excretion, I would think that you were talking about Hitlery.

[txhurl]

Even better idea than Ron White’s wife’s for chocolate.

LOL

[Stentor]

Try “a squeeze of lemon, toasted red chile, extra virgin olive oil and mixed green herbs over garlicky al dente whole wheat fettuccine,” LaPuma said.

Why not just hunt up a nice cow patty?

[Erasmus]

I can’t handle anything where the victim stares back up at me, in reproach, from the plate.

[Graybeard58]

My step-father is the same way with rice, because of his experience in the Korean War, he says they had rice morning noon and night, he hasn’t eaten any since he came home from Korea.

[BunnySlippers]

I love all the things they list. In fact, have eaten 1 1/2 cabbages in the last 2 weeks.

[denydenydeny]

Cooked tomatoes [--] including canned tomatoes and paste, juice, tomato soup and ketchup [--] contain up to eight times more available lycopene than raw tomatoes.

Attention, Democrats: Ketchup *is* a vegetable.

[Professional Engineer]

Brussels Sprouts. YUCK!

Curb yer tongue, knave.