Nancy Young wrote:
> "Steve Pope" > wrote
>
>> Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
>> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
>> Now that's slimeball.
>
> To fan the flames, people on this very newsgroup have mentioned
> snapping off the ends of asparagus and leaving them there.
>
> I say if the price was for asparagus tips, they might have a right.
> The price is for the whole asparagus.
>
> nancy
>
Besides, if you snap the ends off at home you can use them when making
vegetable stock

Jill