On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:33:10 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:55:22 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can't get much worse than canned asparagus.
>>>
>>>Agreed. a.k.a. as 'Elephant snot' around here...
>>
>> LOL. Accurate description.
>
><g>
>
>Asparagus is one of the few things my Mom never bought, canned or
>fresh - no idea why - but some friends of ours used to serve the canned
>stuff at some dinners when I was a teenager... I thought it was
>disgusting. But when I tasted fresh asparagus, I was hooked.

Yep. Fresh and canned are light years apart. Most canned veggies are
nasty. Asparagus takes a few years to produce and our patch should
yield next year.

Lou