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actually you can almost see it grow. What was just barely peeking
through the ground Tuesday is now 10" high and will be picked tomorrow.

Picked a few pounds - we ALL ate good tonight.
Did you ever try mounding the soil up around the shoots as they do in
Europe? Keeps them from getting green and makes for a different flavor.

Didn't realize that but maybe we'll try it around a few plants.


The idea is to keep the spears from turning green. Cut them off well
below the soil level just as they start to break through. The white
spears are very tender and tasty. They can be sauteed lightly in a pan
with butter, or eaten raw just like a piece of celery. Wonderful texture
and flavour. White asparagus is (or was) a delicacy of the region of
southern Germany along the Rhine.