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Asparagus. Who knew?
Asparagus actually contains chemicals that pass through the body and attract fish through our urine. The asparagus has been used for centuries as food. The ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians all used the plant.
They dried the stems to use in the winter and cooked them and ate them raw in the summer. Asparagus has few calories, is full of antioxidants, and contains vitamins A, B6, C, E, and K. Its high levels of potassium actually helps slow down calcium loss in the body and is thought to aid in heart disease. U.S. pilots were given asparagus in their ration kits in the Pacific Ocean region. They were working for the US spy organization called the Office of Strategic Services. It is really quite clever. Asparagus contains mercaptan, which is a highly attractive chemical. The idea was that should the pilots be shot down, they could eat the asparagus and the mercaptan chemical would pass through their urine. The pilot could pee in the water and the mercaptan in their urine would attract fish to the area and they could catch them easier and have food to eat.
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Another illusion shattered
And here I thought that the only thing asparagus was good for was for old ladies to play squat tag in a field of it.
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I think I'm going to hate myself for asking.... but what is 'Squat Tag'
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i love asparagus.i don't know about the rest of you but out here in iowa it grows wild in the ditches.it came pretty early this year usually around mother's day ya just drive the gravel roads and look for old plants from last year.and dig around.i can walk to the end of my driveway and within 5 minutes have a couple pounds.it is fantastic fresh.
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You guys play that game where you eat a bunch of asparagus and see how green it can turn your pee?
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I love asperagus
It sure reacts quickly in my digestive system. I can pee 1/2 hour after eating and it stinks already. I read a few times that different people react quite opposite of me. Odd, delicious stuff |
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So how come when I pee in the swimming pool, no fish come around?
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We have it wild along our ditch line. some grandcestor planted it eons ago and it spread. Dredge it in olive oil, kosher salt and pepper and grill it. While still hot grate some parmigiano reggiano and finely minced garlic onto it, a bit of lemon zest maybe, or not. Hoo haw!
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We've just finished the asparagus season here - well there's a few hard stringy stalks for sale still...
...how do you guys eat it? Usually we're boiling it and serving it with hard boiled eggs and melted butter on a big big plate.
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Dam - if they could figure a way to mix it with beer I could win the next fishing contest...
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I've never attracted fish to my toilet that way. I call BS.
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Yes friends, our beer is brewed with the highest qualtiy asparagus tips mixed with hops for maximum fish attracting potency.
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now isn't this contrary to the article awhile back about the german fishermen complaining because people peeing in the water were killing off all the fish.guess them germans best be eatin more sparagus
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