On Mar 29, 9:54*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> In article
> >,
> *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?
>
> > 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)

Oh Barb! I saw that halo over your head at Margaret's! Don't be so
modest<G>

maxine in ri