"Sheldon" > wrote in
oups.com:

>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > On Tue 01 Mar 2005 01:28:52a, Katra wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > So, dad bought 2 nice big beautiful bundles of Asparagus! I had a
> lot of
> > > older produce that I really needed to use up first, plus there were
>
> > > about 2 days worth of leftovers in the 'frige. It's been my
> experience
> > > that, even at a good regulated 40 degrees, asparagus starts to
> spoil
> > > after about 3 days. The tips (which are the best part!) go first,
> then
> > > after about 5 days, the stems start going soft.
> >
> > This would never happen in our house. No matter what else was in the
> fridge
> > or what was leftover, that asparagus would be lucky to last a day or
> two!
> > Tilia I need not.
> >
> > Wayne
>
> Me too. I've been known to polish off a pound of spears in one
> sitting, as raw crudites, sometimes au jus... not even any dip... but
> asparagus crudites are wonderful with a cream cheese n' lox dip.
>
>
>
> Sheldon
>
>

I like my spears tossed in oil and koshersalt and grilled.

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