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asparagus


As I was trimming asparagus for dinner tonight, I wondered. What do  
you call those little triangular things on the stalks? Are they  
leaves? Doreen Howard once told me they were bracts, but I think she  
made that up. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Larry Maxcy
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