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Best place to buy asparagus
« on: April 22, 2014, 06:20:22 PM »
Wife wants to start canning, and thought we would try asparagus since it's first to come in. Anyone know of a good place to buy it in bulk 30-50lbs.

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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2014, 06:24:27 PM »
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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2014, 06:24:42 PM »
Asparagus - Yummy :drool:

Canned asparagus -  :puke:


You can usually get bulk deals if you talk with the manager of your local Winco Foods - if you have one close.
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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2014, 06:26:02 PM »
Wife always buys at Costco.  :dunno:

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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2014, 06:26:38 PM »
Asparagus - Yummy :drool:

Canned asparagus -  :puke:


You can usually get bulk deals if you talk with the manager of your local Winco Foods - if you have one close.

I hear you on the canned asparagus as it is pretty soft canned. My hunting buddy had a cold pickling process and it made excellent snack time at camp each year. ( I need to pressure him to do this again, been a few years...)
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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2014, 06:27:01 PM »
My wife has bought it at the fruit/vegetable stands around yakama for .95 cents  a lb. In 20 lb boxes. We planted a bunch last year and more this year hope it comes in good.

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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2014, 06:27:35 PM »
Pickled asparagus is goooood. :EAT:
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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2014, 06:31:00 PM »
You could try the farmer's markets.  If you go near the end, after all the crowds have thinned, they are usually eager to bargain and be done for the day.  A lot of them don't want to haul the stuff back.

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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2014, 06:33:09 PM »
I've been on the lookout too for some pickled asparagus. I can find it locally for 99 cents a pound when it's in season at the local farm stand.



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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2014, 06:38:33 PM »
depends on where you live, grocery stores only have the thick stalks which are tough and chewy, i toww 2/3 of that out, the produce stands have the pencil stalks which are good and soft end to end. we go to Foleys in maple valley for all produce  :tup:

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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2014, 06:48:21 PM »
Pickled asparagus is goooood. :EAT:
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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2014, 06:49:57 PM »
Thorp Fruit Stand?
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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2014, 07:03:49 PM »
The stand out past burbank heights on the right.  They just did a first cut of asparagus this past week.  good stuff cheap.  Most likely wrong side of the state for you though. 
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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2014, 07:11:10 PM »
depends on where you live, grocery stores only have the thick stalks which are tough and chewy, i toww 2/3 of that out, the produce stands have the pencil stalks which are good and soft end to end. we go to Foleys in maple valley for all produce  :tup:

You need to google asparagus to find out correct ways to prepare it.  We have grown our own for 7 seasons and do not experience toughness on the thicker stalks........we eat them all and they are all tender........if you throw away 2/3rds, you are wasting some good eats. 

We steam ours and eat it all.......for salads, we steam then ice bath........great stuff.

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Re: Best place to buy asparagus
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2014, 07:22:22 PM »
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