Thursday, May 17, 2018
17/ Asparagus
One needs patience to grow asparagus--first to properly prepare the soil, and then to wait a couple of years between planting and harvesting. But oh, the extravagant rewards! The skinny, underdeveloped asparagus often sold in stores isn't "gourmet." Gardeners harvest the thick, juicy spears and leave the skinnies to gain strength for next year.
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Only Wegmans seems to be carrying the nice thick stalks around my neck of the woods. Everyone else is marketing the skinny ones.
ReplyDeleteWegmans is a savvy store.
DeleteA friend bought a house with an established asparagus bed. I'm so jealous!
ReplyDeleteWe sold a house with an asparagus bed we'd started 5 or 6 years earlier. When the buyer said, "I love asparagus—I could eat it for breakfast!" I felt better about it.
DeleteDo the thick stalks really have more flavor? I haven't found that to be the case in our grocery stores here. Of course, we don't have a Wegman's or anything fancy. I supposed the asparagus I get at the farmer's market is thick and delicious, so I guess it's just a matter of where you're getting the asparagus...
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm sure lot depends on how long it takes for the asparagus to get from harvest to your table. I recently bought some nice sized asparagus at a local farm market. They were fresh and good, but not quite as sweet as the ones I cooked right from my son's asparagus bed the other day.
DeleteHmm, I always thought the skinny stalks were the ones to look out for. But then I don't love asparagus that much.
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