Recipe - How To Microwave Asparagus

1 pound Asparagus
One fourth cup Water
One fourth teaspoon Salt or sugar (I use both)

Peg asked for asparagus recipes. Was going to post to her privately, but it
dawned on me that I've not seen any microwave recipes for this (don't
laugh). Once I discovered how tasty and easy this is, it's the only way I
cook them anymore. This comes from Litton Microwave Cooking Step By Step
cookbook.

Pour water in 12 X 8 inch dish. Stir in salt and/or sugar. Snap off tough
ends from asparagus. Arrange asparagus spears in dish with buds toward
center. Cover with ventilated plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH 4 minutes.
Rearrange so spears on outside of dish are brought to middle. Keep buds
toward center of dish. Cover. Microwave 2 One half to 5 minutes more until
tender.

*My note: I cook for 4 min. rearrange and cook for 3 more minutes. Serve
"as is" or lightly drizzle with squeeze style Parkay (or similar)
"butter/marg." You can also drizzle them with the vinegar style pepper
sauce as when eating cooked greens. If used without the "butter" type
substitute, I don't know the numbers on it but seems like it would have to
be a good, low fat veggie dish. "Toothsome" Mike in Houston Posted to EATL
Digest 16 Mar 97 by MiKicks@AOL.COM on Mar 17, 1997