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Fresh Asparagus Tips

Cut the tender parts of a large bunch fresh green, sound, asparagus, wash in cold water, drain, and place in a saucepan with a quart water, a teaspoon salt, a teaspoon sugar, and boil for twenty minutes. Remove and thoroughly drain on a sieve. Heat half an ounce butter in a frying pan, add the tips. Season with a saltspoon salt, two saltspoons sugar and two saltspoons pepper. Toss gently, and cook for five minutes, tossing them once in a while. Dress on a vegetable dish and serve. (If no fresh asparagus is at hand, use canned asparagus, but boil for five minutes instead of twenty, and prepare the same way.)