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Asparagus Through Time and A Cream Sauce Recipe
A spring piece traces asparagus history from ancient Greece and Rome to Jefferson, the French court, and German tastemakers, noting its popularity as a luxury vegetable. It includes a German inspired cream recipe with fresh asparagus, eggs, cream, butter, vermouth, and directions for serving with white wine, plus a promotion for 101 Recipes from Tom Hoge's Gourmet Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mediterranean
Asia Minor
Augustus
England
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
France
Louis XV
Madame du Barry
Europe
Germany
Tom Hoge
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