On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:10:22 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>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

A rare women indeed... most like em plump/zoftig.