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...Army general said no. The Lord Mayor said yes. The $21,000 question: Was Interpreter Hannelore Nelson wearing a bra at the annual asparagus festival in Mainz, West Germany...
...usually take place after evening prayers. Petitioners are then invited to join the Prince for dinner. In the huge dining room of Maazar Palace in Riyadh, a black-tied maitre d'hôtel supervised waiters in white robes who on this occasion served Q, meal consisting of asparagus soup, fried shrimps with tartar sauce, kebabs with cooked vegetables, a ragout of okra, meat and rice with almonds, chocolate cake, watermelon and fruit. Most of the guests were not from Saudi Arabia's upper class; many appeared to be desert tribesmen. There was no ceremony at the table...
...veritable backyard supermarket," exults Vietmeyer, who has probably done as much as anyone to drum up the new enthusiasm for the winged bean. "From top to bottom," he explains, "it is all edible. The leaves are like spinach, the stems like asparagus, and you can eat the flowers and the tubers too. And after they are steamed or boiled, the seeds and pods taste like good mushrooms...
...October now costs more than $3. Torrential rains and floods in California's Salinas Valley, the nation's salad belt, ruined many of the crops already in the ground, and will delay planting of others for up to 60 days. Result: prices of lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus and similar produce are certain to move up. Fishermen will raise the price of tuna...
...just the usual American holidays. Last week, for instance, a few days after the Fourth of July, they all turned out for Bastille Day. French Consul Jacqueline Dietrich borrowed a spit from a German neighbor, ordered supplies from Franz Kastner's gourmet delicatessen (Perrier water, lox and asparagus), invited the Swiss consul and representatives from Spartanburg's 40 European companies to celebration and song. Rudolf Mueller, manager of Menzel, Inc., a German-owned plant that makes textile machinery, was not there this time, but his mind was fixed on next October, when a Bavarian festival show band will...