On 4/4/2021 6:49 PM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:46:02 +1000, Dr. Bruce
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 16:09:34 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2021-04-04 3:14 p.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>>> On 04/04/2021 19:12, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> TIAD!Â* Sorry, but canned asparagus is some of the worst stuff.Â* As for
>>>>> the soup, you might as well buy Campbell's Cream of Asparagus soup
>>>>> (that stuff sucks) if you're going to dump canned asparagus in a pot
>>>>> and call it soup.
>>>>>
>>>> I thought I hated asparagus, as my first exposure to it was that
>>>> revolting canned stuff.
>>>>
>>>> I later learned that fresh, and properly cooked, it's delicious.
>>>
>>> I love asparagus. I always have. I have come close to overdoing it
>>> now that we can get it year round. The imported stuff is a lot better
>>> than it used to be, but about the time the quality starts to go downhill
>>> the local stuff is in season and then it is a whole new asparagus
>>> experience.
>>
>> It's a pity that y'all probably don't have access to white asparagus.
>> Talk about a whole new asparagus experience.
>
> White asparagus is nice admittedly, but regular green asparagus also
> has a nice robust flavour of its own.
>
White asparagus has merely been deprived of chlorophyll/sunlight.
There's nothing special about it. I can find it in jars but it's no
better than canned asparagus. I'll take the fresh, thanks.

Jill