Asparagus Is Not A Luxury.

NZ Truth, Issue 1258, 9 January 1930, Page 15

Asparagus Is Not A Luxury.

MANY appetising dishes can be made from the various brands of tinned ' , asparagus now on the market. Bought ! m this way, asparagus is toy no means expensive, and need not be regarded as a luxury, but as a pleasant change iri , the menu.. In the tinning all the uneatable part, is taken away, so there is no waste. It can be eaten straight from the tin as a salad or cold vegetable, or it . can be heated. -v-,--To serve as a hot vegetable, - heat the asparagus m a saucepan with the liquid from the tin. Strain and serve with hollandaise sauce poured over. • To make the sauce you require three tablespoonfuls white vinegar,' 2ozs. butter, two yolks of egg, salt and pepper. Boil the vinegar, until reduced to half, then add two tablespoonfuls water, and pour this over the egg yolks. Melt half the butter m a small basin and add 'the egg mixture. Put the basin m a pan of boiling water and stir the contents until they reach custard stage. Remove from the heat and add remainder of butter. If too thick, add a little hot water.