In article >,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> 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.

Central Market had some enormous asparagus spears a few weeks back but
as you pointed out, the price was too high to try them. All I can see
is a LOT more waste with thicker spears even tho' I toss those woody
ends into the freezer to make soup.
--
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