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Canned Asparagus

A method for heating canned asparagus for serving on toast or with salad dressing.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Canned Asparagus

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Open one end of the can so the tips are at the opening.

  2. Pour off the liquid and rinse the asparagus gently under cold water.

Heat and serve

  1. Drain the asparagus and pour boiling water over it in the can.

  2. Place the can in an oven to heat thoroughly.

  3. When ready to serve, drain and arrange the asparagus on a hot platter.

  4. Serve hot on toast or cold with salad dressing poured over.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Asparagus
Is the main food, already cooked in the can, so it only needs heating or chilling.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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