I finally got really tired of throwing out the bottoms of asparagus. Today I put them into the oven and roasted them until they carbonized. The result, asparagus charcoal. What does one do with asparagus charcoal? I let the mind wander and dream up uses: to grill asparagus over it, grind it into a fine flour to make asparagus bread and toast, to mix with salt and use as a seasoning, to blend with fats to coat alternatively cooked asparagus, to flavor Hollandaise sauce, to make ice cream, to ....
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