"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article 7>,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> ...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. :-)
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I snap off the ends and toss them in a bag to be frozen and used when making
stock. If the spears are thin I like five or sixe of them, because I'm
crazy for asparagus! Fat spears, three of them will suffice. If as the OP
says, accompanied by a meat and starch.

Jill