Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600035
10/13/97

### ASPARAGUS FACTS

    Availability:
    May through June

    Approximate
    Yield/10 feet of row: 3 lb.

    Per
    Person Requirements:

     Fresh: 10-15 plants

     Preservation: 10-15 plants

    Weights:

     1 pound snapped = 2 cups cut up

     10 pound box = 7-10 pints frozen

                  = 3-4 quarts canned

     bushel = 45 pounds

            = 30-5 pints frozen

            = 11-15 quarts canned

    1-1/2
    pounds fresh = 1 pint frozen

    3-4
    pounds fresh   = 1 quart canned

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