Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> Growing up, that's the only asparagus we had, luckily it only
>> appeared on holidays. Woody, soggy horrid things. They bear no
>> resemblence to actual asparagus.

> I never had asparagus till i was in my mid 20's and had moved to Ca.
> from rural Ore. and the abundance of inexpensive asparagus here in the
> SFBA makes it a routine part of meals at my place. Such that out of
> curiosity and ignorance i once bought a can for less than a dollar,
> took one look at it and was disappointed, took a nibble of it and
> threw away the rest of the can.

It was a very long time before I'd even bother with asparagus
because I was so turned off. Today it's still not my favorite, but
I like it once in a while.

> I think my favorite way of preparing it is to just lightly blanche,
> then finish in a saute of butter and garlic and serve with a squeeze
> of lemon juice and some freshly ground black pepper.

Same here, I like it minimally processed, and generally I
prefer the pencil thin size.

nancy