Growing up, asparagus was a vegetable we did not have often
for dinner. On the occasion my mother would buy some, we always seemed to eat
it right away or else it would spoil in the fridge. Well I am here to tell you
a little secret on how to keep your asparagus fresh, some of you may know this
but some may not.
The helpful tip came from a very special lady my family
stayed with when our house flooded back in 2010; Mama Betty is her name. She
shared this secret with my mother who then passed it down to me.
The secret: You stick the woody/ fibrous ends of the asparagus in
water.
Simple I know but you must change out the water every couple
of days to help keep the asparagus fresh.
Here’s what I do to keep my asparagus fresh. Take a tall, slender vase or bowl and fill it
up with about an inch or two of cold water. With the bunch of fresh asparagus
you purchased at the grocery store, clip the ends off about a ¼ of an inch,
place in water and put vase/bowl in fridge. You can keep your asparagus for up
to a week after purchase in the water.
**Be sure to change
out the water every couple of days to ensure the freshness of your asparagus**
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