Dave Smith > wrote in
:

> On 2015-08-17 9:57 AM, Helpful person wrote:
>> Has anyone cooked them? I bought some a while back and sauteed them
>> in butter. They were OK but nothing special. Any opinions? (They
>> are also ridiculously expensive.)
>>
>>
>
> My wife cooks them frequently when they are in season. She scrapes the
> beards off the sides of them and soaks them in salted water for about
> an hour and then boils them for about 12 minutes.
>
> My opinion.... I like them. They are in season at the same time as
> asparagus. They have a taste and texture similar to asparagus. They
> cost a hell of a lot more than asparagus.... so I usually just buy and
> cook asparagus.
>

Gonna have to try some. They grow wild in the woods behind my house.
Ridiculously cheap...:-)