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  • in Prepare, Stalk Vegetables

    Seven Ways to Cook and Serve Asparagus

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    Fresh and quick, serve raw or cooked asparagus in salads or as a side dish during spring. Cut fresh raw asparagus into one-inch lengths with kitchen scissors. Then add them to the greens salad to add a bit of substance. Choose firm, plump, straight, round asparagus spears with tips that are tight and compact. Give […] More

  • in Prepare, Recipes, Side Dishes

    How to Cook Asparagus with No Recipe

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    Cooked asparagus has a subtle sweet grassy flavor. It is a perfect match to salty dairy ingredients such as butter, Parmesan cheese, and hollandaise sauce. Asparagus also is well matched to slightly sulfurous-tasting foods: eggs, shellfish, and garlic. There are three types of asparagus: green asparagus which can be both sweet and slightly tart flavored, […] More

  • in Harvest and Storage

    How to Harvest and Store Asparagus

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    Harvest asparagus when spears are 6 to 9 inches (15-23 cm) long, about the thickness of your index finger, and before the tips begin to separate. When to harvest asparagus Related articles: How to harvest asparagus Kitchen Helpers from Amazon: How to extend the asparagus harvest There are some proven ways to increase and extend […] More

  • in Preserve

    Canning the Asparagus Harvest

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    Home grown asparagus can be cut for canning the second spring after planting. The harvest time lasts 4 to 6 weeks and begins when temperatures rise above 55°F. Then asparagus sends up stalks from its thick underground roots. Asparagus stalks grow 2 to 3 inches a day in cool weather, 7 to 8 inches a […] More