How many spears of asparagus in a serving?

[Anonymous]

20:56 yet again. I feel like I should print your no asparagus, no peace one and hang it up atvwork and at home. As a reminder to keep perspective of just how ridiculous things in life can be..... Akin to the "don't sweat the small stuff" saying.

I guess I would credit the graphic to unknown, hilarious DCUMer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20:56 yet again. I feel like I should print your no asparagus, no peace one and hang it up atvwork and at home. As a reminder to keep perspective of just how ridiculous things in life can be..... Akin to the "don't sweat the small stuff" saying.

I guess I would credit the graphic to unknown, hilarious DCUMer.

Sadly, I am only an asparagus artist on DCUM. Otherwise, I'm a student.

[Anonymous]

The answer is five.

Three for the children.

No one should cut them in half. (Or cut them at all.) Everyone knows they are properly eaten with your fingers.

[Anonymous]

Why not make a huge friggin bowl of mashed potatoes and be done with it? Sheesh!

A. Because portion control guy from page 1 will make fun.
B. Potatoes are not a vegetable.
C. The children might launch a potato fight with spoons.

However--you know what I like in my mashed potatoes, to spice them up and give them texture and color?

Chunks of asparagus.

[Anonymous]

If it's a buffet, always let the vegetarians go first.

'course, you have to trust them not to be greedy ....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What? No, 3 is not enough. At least 5. Better to have too much than too little.

... say the fat American.

you don't get fat by eating asparagus-5 medium width spears is ok

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Best post ever. Really - ever. Better than the Applebees post.

[Anonymous]

You guys are going about this all wrong. This isn't a portion-size question. This is a philosophical watershed moment. How many spears of asparagus ARE in a serving? How long is a piece of string (when wrapped around an asparagus serving)? If a bundle of asparagus falls in the forest and no one is around, should you eat it top first or bottom first? What if the color green I see in asparagus isn't the same color green YOU see in asparagus?

Woooooooaaahh..........

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Why not make a huge friggin bowl of mashed potatoes and be done with it? Sheesh!

A. Because portion control guy from page 1 will make fun.
B. Potatoes are not a vegetable.
C. The children might launch a potato fight with spoons.

However--you know what I like in my mashed potatoes, to spice them up and give them texture and color?

Chunks of asparagus.

Potatoes are not a vegetable? How...

How dare you.

[Anonymous]

Heh.

[Anonymous]

This is my favorite thread of all time.

[Anonymous]

I've been on vacation, I don't like asparagus, but I was curious. Thanks for making my day.

[Anonymous]

Late to the thread here but am a die-hard advocate for ribboned asparagus and couldn't resist

e.g.


http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2011/05/ribboned-asparagus-salad-with-lemon/

Ribboning the spears defuses the fight over tops and bottoms before it even begins... And a little hollandaise never hurt, either.

[Anonymous]

OP here -

This started as an innocent question, but turned into an awesome thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should serve corn.

5 kernels or 3?