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The butt ends which were broken or cut the stalks can also be blan- ched and frozen to be used for soup. Going going gone Cool quickly, dry and package in freezer bags or containers. Blanch small stalks for 2 minutes, medium for 3 minutes and large for 4 minutes. Quickly remove the spears from the boiling water and im~ merse in ice cold water. After the water returns to a boil, which should not take more than one minute, begin timing. Sort the spears into equal sizes â€" small (up to lwinch diameter), medium (kuto-IIé-inch ), and large (over 1,2 inch). Blanch by dunking the spears in boiling water. To maintain the ten- derness of the spears, care must be taken in cooking them. Use a skillet or saucepan large enough to fit the whole spears. Lay the asparagus flat in salted boiling water. Boil gently, uncovered, until just tender. Suggested cooking times are: small stalks -â€" 6minutes; medium stalks â€" 7 minutes; large stalks â€" 8 minutes. Drain and serve promptly for the utmost in tenderness. Wéather co-operating, fresh Ontario asparagus usually appears around the second week of May and disappears around the middle of June, ac- cording to food specialists Eat your fill while it’s here and freeze some for more good eating during the winter months. If there is sand under the leaflets, soak and wash in warm water or remove the leaflets. Break or cut off the butt ends. For those of us who love asparagus, the months of May and June pass by all too quickly. at thé Ontario Food Council, ministry of agriculture and food. It should snap easily just where the tender part ends and the tough por- tion begins. If it doesn‘t snap but bends instead, the stalks are not fresh. It's a shame to serve asparagus with the least little bit of tough stalk at the end. There is an easy way to tell where to make the break: hold the stalk loosely and snap off the end .instead of cutting it off. For freezing, select young. tender stalks with compact tips. Wash the asparagus spears thoroughly in cold water. Fresh asparagus doesn’t stay fresh long, so, plan to use it promptly. Before cooking, remove loose scales from the stalks, then wash the stalks with warm water. Thin angular stalks, usually under 1/2 inch in thickness are more likely to be stringy and tough. Choose instead, medium to thick stalks with short butt ends. A tightly closed and compact tip, bright green or purplish green in color, indicates a young, tender stalk. Tips that are open and spreading, sometimes referred to as “feathering”, have passed their prime. The palate isn’t required to determine the quality of the asparagus stalks. When shopping take a close look at the tips. Fresh Ontario asparagus can be enjoyed at its tender best only by wise shopping and proper handling, according to food specialists at the Ontario Food Council, ministry of agriculture and food. ENJOY Yes! Miracle leads the way. It’s true. tender low prices every day on items you O n t a r i o asparagus can be enjoyed at its tender best only by wise shopping and proper handling, according to food specialists at the Ontario Food Council. ministry of agriculture - .v, and food. The nalate isn’t '3 From Sealtast ‘ make shopping 8-12 â€" THE LIBERAL, Wednesday. July 7, 1976 LIBERAL easier! Yonge & Royal Orchard Blvd., Thornhill NEWTONBROOK PLAZA Yonge St. & Cummer, Willowdale BATHURST VILLAGE Bathurst St. S. of Steeles Ave. VICTORIA PARK & SHEPPARD Sheppard Ave. E. & Victoria Park SCARBOROUGH TOWN CENTRE ROYAL ORCHARD PLAZA McGowan at Hwy. 401 New Table Potatoes Product 0! U.S.A. Canada No. 1 Gtade 10 LB. BAG Product of Ontario Canada No. 1 Grade Head Lettuce Miracle’s steaks and masts are cut from Canada Grade“A” beef, the finest you can buy. $153 SIRLOIN STEAKS Engfish Back Bacon 6 oz. pkg Maple Lea! Cu! from Canada Grade A Bee! Chucks Shoulder Beef Steaks Out from Canada Grade A Bee! Hibs Steaks SOLD IN 2 LB. CTN. CHICKEN LEGS Frozen Aristocrate Champlain Pony Tail Wrap 732,2. 85$; LARGE 791:; MEDLUM EXTRA LARGE $126 $138 WHITE EGGS Cmada Grade A Top Quality Red Hots Schneider’s Wieners 1 lb. pkg Prime Rib Roasts Top Quality Sliced Side Maple Leaf Bacon 1 lb. pkg the king 0! roasts Cut lrom ' Canada Glade A Boat Bibs PORTERHOUSE STEAKS Cu! from Canada Grade A Beef Loins T-Bone, Wing, or $172 $116 ALL PRICES EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 13,1976. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES Plate Beef Cu! ftom Canada Grade A Beat Briskets Frying Chickens 2-4 lb. size Frozen Young Predressod Canada Utility Grade WHITE SUGAR Granulated 2 K6. BAG Cut from Canada Grade A Bee! Chucks CHUCK STEAKS Jmniefl