Hi,
We bought a few pounds of organic Brussel Sprouts at a Farmer's Market and not having cooked with them much, don't know if they have a real problem or not.
The outer leaves have some black spots so we've pulled them off, but as we keep going deeper and deeper into each sprout, there is a beige/translucent white/gray (?) gel looking substance stuck to the leaves. Under magnification they don't look like bugs, but we don't know if they are eggs or some natural plant secretion or what.
Does anyone know what this is? Is it safe? Are the sprouts bad? Can it be removed?
HELP!
Photos here:
http://ehydrant.com/IMG_0939.JPG
http://ehydrant.com/IMG_0940.JPG
We bought a few pounds of organic Brussel Sprouts at a Farmer's Market and not having cooked with them much, don't know if they have a real problem or not.
The outer leaves have some black spots so we've pulled them off, but as we keep going deeper and deeper into each sprout, there is a beige/translucent white/gray (?) gel looking substance stuck to the leaves. Under magnification they don't look like bugs, but we don't know if they are eggs or some natural plant secretion or what.
Does anyone know what this is? Is it safe? Are the sprouts bad? Can it be removed?
HELP!
Photos here:
http://ehydrant.com/IMG_0939.JPG
http://ehydrant.com/IMG_0940.JPG