What's This?

Even at age 42, I still occasionally learn something new to keep life interesting.  After all, who knows everything except God and my teen-aged son?  :::smile:::

The other day Mike brought home some brussels sprouts.  Yeah, right no big deal.  Brussels sprouts seem to be one of those vegetables that people seem to either love or despise.  No in-between.... I personally love those little pungent leafy bundles of goodness.   Hmmm, think Dan Quayle would know how to spell brussels sprouts correctly?

As much as I adore them, I've never given much thought to how they grow.  Was a bit more pre-occupied putting butter, salt and pepper on them.  Because brussels sprouts have always reminded me of cabbage, I just assumed they sprung forth from the earth like cabbage.  

Wrong!  Imagine my surprise when Mike pulled this large stalk out of the grocery bag.  Those are brussels sprouts?  I checked the stalk for signs of crazy glue or staples in case he was playing a joke on me.  But it quickly became apparent this was the real thing.  Brussels sprouts grow on a very thick 3- 4 foot stalk, much like a sunflowers.  I had to use a small paring knife to cut each one off.  There were about 50 sprouts on this stalk, unfortunately, the novelty of harvesting them from the stalk wore off after about 30, lol.   

I just love learning something new, experiencing that sense of wonder.  However, it seems to happen less and less these days.  But no worries, I know I'll never know everything....  After all, who knows everything but God and my teen-aged son?

Today's Quote:

You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.
— John J. Plomp