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maxine in ri > wrote:

> How do you pick good asparagus (I'm not going to waste my money again
> on the iffy stuff)? How much of the bottom do you break off? How do
> you know _where_ to break it off?
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> Some bargains just aren't bargains.
>
> maxine in ri

I prefer the fatter stalks to the pencil-thin stalks. I hold the top
(maybe halfway up) of the stalk in my left hand and the bottom of the
stalk in my right hand and bend. It breaks where it will. I toss the
bottom part (might be as much as 2"). If I am feeling virtuous
(something that rarely occurs) I may peel the bottom part and use it for
soup. Mostly I don't.
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