Sheldon wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
> > Sheldon wrote:
> > > Litttle Malice wrote:
> > >> Cream of Asparagus Soup
> > >>
> > >> 3/4 lb. asparagus, trimmed and sliced thin
> > >>
> > >> Put asparagus and onions in large kettle or dutch oven and barely
> > >> cover with cold water. Cover tightly and heat to boiling; reduce
> > >> heat and simmer for 2 hours or until asparagus is tender.
> > >
> > > Thinly sliced asparagus cooked for *two hours*... why don't you just
> > > use canned?
> >
> > Yuk. Slimy.
>
> That's exactly what results from cooking for hours.
>
> > > Ten minutes cooking is plenty... don't you own a blender?
> > >
> > Yes. If you like it "almost raw".
>
> Almost but not quite raw... just barely cooked is when fresh asparagus
> have the freshest flavor. In fact I'd not simmer them at all (um, may
> as well use canned), for depth of flavor I'd use sauted, grilled, or
> roasted asparagus for my soup. And I want my soup now, I don't want to
> spend hours futzing over a tiny pot of soup (what little asparagus
> aroma is still left will evaporate)... may as well use campbell's
> canned.
>
> And for creamed asparagus soup there's no good reason to thinly slice
> or slice at all... that's why stick blenders were invented... just save
> some tender tips for garnish.
>
> I was being nice, and offering constructive criticism so folks could
> learn... and I was being polite and tactful... at least I didn't say it
> was a lousy recipe, but it is, the lousiest... and total waste of two
> hours.
>
> Anyone can cook, anyone can speak cooking by regurgitation... but to
> actually cook well... now that is a true talent.
>
> You do realize that in all the years I've been subscribed to rfc I've
> never yet asked how to cook anything, never needed to. Cooking is an
> art form, an innate talent... cooking cannot be learned (no way, no
> how), you're either born knowing how or not. Going to cooking school
> is to learn cooking by rote, that's cooking by the monkey see monkey do
> method... no different from paint by numbers. Anyone who has to have
> slews of recipe books and has to ask slews of questions can't cook well
> and never will.
>
> Sheldon
Damn- did you not get laid last night or what?