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... Asparagus Of all the charming things that May brings us her flowery apron, there is none more charming than asparagus. This Is, course, a moderate and moderately worded blaim; true lovers of the vegetable might go further, and travel from comparatives ...
... eighteenth century—which, indeed, rediscovered asparagus for us —was content to name it sparrow-grass, and it is under that heading it occurs in Johnson’s Dictionary. As late as 1790, it was pedantic to say “ asparagus ; the nineteenth century preferred, in these ...
... situation giving few facts about asparagus. All 1 know about asparagus that it makes your arm ache to eat it—if you can afford enough—but the effort is worth while. My correspondent knows more than that. Purple tipped stems asparagus wrapped in soft blue paper ...
... Asparagus Soup. Cut the points from about 3 dozen heads of asparagus, cook them until tender, and keep them at one side. Chop up the remainder of the stalks, and boil them thoroughly in two pints of water (or better still, the water in which a fowl has ...
... An Asparagus Pest The Society's zoologist reported the presence England of an asparagus pest which has in the past done great injury the Continent. The failure an asparagus crop England last November was suspected have been caused by the celery fly, not ...
... or rather little rolled slices buttered brown brjead each of which reposes a good asparagus tip. Most unusual of all Is an Asparagus Ice, which six ounces of asparagus tips are cooked for two or three minutes, pounded well and mixed with a fekr spoonfuls ...
... IN THE GARDEN. The Economist and the Asparagus. (By A Gardener.) The cutting of tile first dish Asparagus for the season is an ...
... those lucky folk whose gardens furnish good asparagus beds, the vegetable can be served almost daily in many dainty ways and run no risk of wearying the family by its constant appearance. During hot spell, asparagus is very delicious served cold or iced. In ...
... A Warning About Asparagus The meet appreciated these —and perhaps the most appreciated all vegetables —is asparagus. In the first place a word of warning: It hopeless to try to grow asparagus on unsuitable soil; cold heavy soils it may linger for a year ...
... Asparagus Cultivation DESECIABLE S^LLET Of all garden herbs, asparagus tho best be eaten, and agrees Well with the stomach. Pliny wrote this in the first century A.D., and Is opinion which Is very largely echoed to-day. was favourite dish of both the ...
... A BERLIN LETTER- Auction of Royal l ' Asparagus Feasts. (From Our Correspondent.) There are no more brilliaptjy national gatherings in Berlin auctions of German and Russian property which take place from time. The world’s art dealers are in number, but ...
... the International Stores, was sum* by the Dover Health Committee for sell* tinned asparagus which was alleged to oontain grains of tin per pound. It was elated the asparagus had been tinned at Oucago tZ»t 'tm T ufwlubU-. °n J and In*an The Royal National ...