Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stalks of green asparagus - Joanna Mccarthy/Getty Images Cleanliness is next to godliness, and that is especially true when you ...

Everyone expects the asparagus to be early this year. We're ready. Green asparagus is definitely the most common variety we have in this area, but we'll see purple and white at the farmers' market.

The four main types of asparagus follow the same cleaning process (1). In this case, we used the Green variety. Free the asparagus from rubber bands and remove any rotten stalks or asparagus with ...