Post by: mkcj on April 22, 2014, 06:20:22 PM
Post by: Romulus1297 on April 22, 2014, 06:24:27 PM
Post by: RadSav on April 22, 2014, 06:24:42 PM
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.
Post by: hollymaster on April 22, 2014, 06:26:02 PM
Post by: ICEMAN 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...)
Post by: BigD on April 22, 2014, 06:27:01 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 22, 2014, 06:27:35 PM
Post by: snowpack on April 22, 2014, 06:31:00 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on April 22, 2014, 06:33:09 PM
Post by: Kc_Kracker on April 22, 2014, 06:38:33 PM
Post by: mkcj on April 22, 2014, 06:48:21 PM
Pickled asparagus is goooood. :EAT:Our neighbor at the cabin gave us a jar of spicy pickled asp. last year and it was great
Post by: dscubame on April 22, 2014, 06:49:57 PM
Post by: 92xj on April 22, 2014, 07:03:49 PM
Post by: buckfvr 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.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 22, 2014, 07:22:22 PM
Post by: magnanimous_j on April 22, 2014, 07:35:55 PM
Pickled asparagus is goooood. :EAT:
I love pickled asparagus in a bloody mary.
Post by: baldopepper on April 23, 2014, 09:08:21 AM
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Post by: Hawgdawg on April 28, 2014, 09:23:57 PM
Washington cut has just started, usually packed in 28lbs ctns or 20lbs consumer packs. Still very expensive, with lots of Mexican product still around. Best to wait for 2-3 weeks for the price to drop. Try to get standard (comes in Jumbo, Lrg., std. and pencil) Lots of the produce stands go over and pick up their own in Eastern Washington, but many of the regular stores actually get daily and most buy standard not large. (pencil is harder to work with for canning or pickling) Wait for a good ad at one of the local stores and, frankly, you'll get as good or better than you will any where else. Make sure they've had it under refrigeration as it does break down fairly quickly, and many of the farmers markets or fruit stands lack good refrigeration. Good stuff will have nice snap when you bent it a bit and no sag when you hold it upright.:yeah: Wet towel over the top of the box in the beer fridg.
Post by: mkcj on April 28, 2014, 09:34:00 PM