Phyllis Stone wrote:

> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>Does anyone actually eat this stuff? The first time I ever opened a can,
>>I
>>thought the contents were already spoiled and threw it out. When I
>>learned
>>that it was supposed to be that way, I never bought it again. IMHO,
>>canned
>>asparagus is one of the most vile foods available. Color, texture, and
>>flavor are all "unnatural".
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> I have mentioned this before but I always like sympathy, my husband will
> only eat canned asparagus and it must be slathered with mayonaise. So I
> feel a little guilty but when I buy fresh for me I get some canned for him.
> When I have fish he gets fishsticks. The only lettice he likes is iceberg. I
> finally figured out that he likes 1950 school cafeteria type food.
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Sorry for piggybacking. Asparagus is one vegetable I haven't tried
canning. If you homecanned it you could likely get better results than
commercially canned asparagus. The reason for the is a certain amount
of insect parts etc are allowed in commercially canned asparagus. I
worked one asparagus season at a canning factory so that really turned
me off. Homecanning would allow you to use purified water and adjust
the salt. One of these days I will try a small batch to to see how it
comes out. I normally freeze it but prefer fresh.

Phyllis, I'm the direct opposite of your DH. I don't like breaded fish
of any kind. I will order beer battered fish but pick the coating off.
I will use iceburg lettuce but only rarely. I prefer romaine, red, or
mesclun mix. I'm the opposite of you as I don't make essentially two
meals instead of one. What's on the menu that night is what is served
but then my DH will eat just about anything as will my kids.