On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:59:53 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>>
>>> Have you ever tried canned asparagus?
>>
>> 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.
>> nancy
>
> 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.
>
> 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.

is the blanching really necessary?

your pal,
blake