Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Fri 26 Aug 2005 08:33:54a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>"~patches~" > wrote in message
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>>>Phyllis Stone wrote:
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>>>>"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.
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>>I'm don't understand why 'canned' pickled asparagus in JARS are crispy
>>like butter pickles, and dark green BUT
>>'canned' asparagus in cans are limp and light green.
>>Dee Dee
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> Vinegar and salt. They are probably not cooked prior to pickling.
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At the canning factory years and years ago, the asparagus wasn't really
cooked but more of lightly steamed, packed, then processed. If
homecanning you can either hot pack or raw pack. I think the raw pack
may give better results.