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      Title: Asparagus With Bacon
 Categories: Diabetic, Vegetables, Side dish, Meats
      Yield: 4 sweet ones
 
  1 1/2 lb Asparagus *; cut diagonally
           -into 1" pieces
     10 oz Frozen apaparagus
      2 tb Fresh parsley; snipped
      2 tb Lemon juice
    1/4 ts Salt
      2 sl Bacon; fried and chopped
 
  * 2 pkg (10 oz) frozen cut asparagus can be substituted for the
  fresh asparagus.  Cook as directed on package; drain.
  
  Place steamer basket in 1/2" water in saucepan or skillet (water
  should not touch the bottom of basket). Place lower stalk pieces in
  basket. Cover tightly and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Steam
  4 minutes. Add tips. Cover tightly and steam until crisp-tender, 4
  to 5 minutes longer. Toss asparagus with parsley, lemon juice and
  salt. Sprinkle with bacon.
  
  Microwave directions:

  Place asparagus, 1/2 c water and 1/4 ts salt in 1-1/2 qt microwable
  casserole dish.  Cover tightly and microwave on high (100%
  depending how powerful the microwave is) 3 minutes, less if very
  powerful (my microwave is an older one, in fact 20 years); stir.
  Cover and microwave until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Let
  stand 1 minutes; drain. Continue as directed.

  Serving size 3/4 cup.

  Per serving: 1 Vegetable exchange + 1/2 High-fat meat exchange;
  Cal: 75;

  (Bacon listed as Saturated Fat, but we wouldn't use it anyhow would
  we).
  
  Source: Betty's Crocker's New American Cooking by WHOM. 1983

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