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Processing vegetables: Part 1

This article explores processing options for asparagus, beetroot, onions and carrots.

ASPARAGUS

  are preserved by adding salt and acid. Asparagus are usually pickled as whole spears, either alone or with the addition of other minor ingredients. Spices

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