ASPARAGUS AND BOMBERS – Berlin Bulletin No. 177 – May 11, 2020 by Victor Grossman

In late spring an age-old tradition places asparagus – the white kind preferred here – at the very top of German menus. But only until St. John’s Day, June 24th (the summer solstice). After that date farmers stop harvesting – to give plants at least 100 days to convalesce for the next year before the first frosts arrive (if frosts do arrive this year!).

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