"Asparagus - The Long Slim Vegetable With The Phallic Tip Has Raised Libidos For Centuries"

The phallic shape of asparagus makes it especilly enjoyable as an aphrodisiac food.
Boiled, steamed or microwaved, these spears fed to your lover make for a sensuous experience. You must eat them continuously for three days for the desired effect.
We always return to Greece. It was grown there over 2500 years ago. It's not surprising that word,asparagus, comes from a Greek word meaning stalk or shoot. The Greeks used it to cure toothaches and ward off bees to prevent the little rascals from stinging them. It has a cleansing and healing aspect and was even mentioned by Galen, another Greek, who was a Physician.
From Greece, the Romans adopted it and grew it behind high-walled courtyeards to prevent people from stealing it. As they conquered the whole of Europe, under Ceasar it spread to Gaul or as it is now called, France. Then to Germany, Britain and the entire world.
It is a member of the Llly family and flourishes in sandy soil. After the spears are cut off, it grows into a fern. An Asparagus patch will produce the healthy spears for at least 15 years without being replanted. But you have to wait for three years after the initial planting before the first harvest.
That’s because it’s a perennial.
Contrary to popular opinion, the larger the diameter, the better the quality.
What’s this?
I thought size didn’t matter.
Oh, you mean the little green stalks! Hmmmm.
The next time you are walking down the railroad tracks be on the lookout; it is said to grow wild and it seems to like the choo-choo train tracks.
WARNING! If you eat a lot of it at one time (2 or 3 pounds), it makes your pee stink.
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