Lets have Brussels Sprouts!

This advertisement will appear week beginning December Scottish Sundays, Dailies, Evenings and Weeklies 1945, in Do you really know the best way to cook Brussels Sprouts? Do you know how to improve their flavour and retain their goodness? It's quite easy—but let's just see if you DO know how ... Wash sprouts well and remove (dead or damaged outer leaves. Cut a cross on the bottom of each stem, which will then cook as quickly as the leaves. To cook 2 lb. sprouts, put 1/4 pint of water (a teacupful) in saucepan with 1 level dessertspoon of salt and bring to the boil.