[Magdalen] Rhubarb cookies

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I recall how much the white asparagus was loved in Germany. It was a bit
pricey, due to the covering by hand with soil, I would assume.

YUM ! ! !

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 11:24 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 3/14/2015 9:51:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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> Asparagus? You can have mine. All of it.  Please.>>>
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> The French and the Germans are wild about it, especially in its
> white form.  They carefully pile up the soil around the  sprouting
> asparagus spears so there is no photosynthesis and no greening
> of the chlorophyll.  The white variety is felt to be more tender,  and
> commands a high price.
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> For me, I like asparagus, but don't find that much difference
> between ordinary green asparagus and white asparagus.
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> David Strang.
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