Omelet wrote on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:39:06 -0600:

>> ...of asparagus would you consider a serving?
>>
>> Assuming whole asparagus spears, steamed, dressed with a
>> simple lemon butter, served with a starch such as a baked
>> potato, and a meat.
>>
>> Thin spears?
>>
>> Thick spears?

> Thin spears. I've found that the woody part is a lot smaller,
> providing you don't intend to snap them off. Serving them
> with plain lemon butter is one of my favorite ways to serve
> them. :-) --
> Peace! Om

Based on current purchases, I would say about 1/3lb per person before
snapping off the inedible parts by feel. I know you can peel the tips
and get a little more to eat but that's a pain. This means roughly 1
dozen pencil-thin spears and 6 to 8 half inch spears. I much prefer
thinner asparagus. The local "gourmet" store sometimes has extra thick
spears at a very premium price but I've never been tempted.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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