¼ bunch asparagus..................=60 Calories.

1 slice toast (1 oz.)..................=73 Calories.

Boiled Asparagus

Prepare asparagus by cutting off lower part of stalk at the point at which they will snap. Wash, remove scales and tie together or cut into one inch pieces Cook in boiling salted water until soft, twenty to thirty-five minutes. As the tips are more tender keep them out of water the first ten minutes of the cooking. Drain, place in hot serving dish, spread with one-half teaspoon butter and sprinkle with salt.

Asparagus On Toast

Serve boiled asparagus on buttered toast, moistened with a little of the liquid the asparagus is cooked in.

Cream Asparagus, Plain Or On Toast

Pour Cream Sauce No. I over boiled asparagus and serve hot, or serve boiled asparagus on toast and pour Cream Sauce No. I over same.