Want free veggies? Here's a tip

[Chefnot]

CHAMBERS, Neb. -- This time of year, if you see a car or a pickup weaving from side-to-side down a country road, there may be no need to call in a report of a drunken driver.

It's more likely someone hunting for wild asparagus. It's the driver's way of checking ditches on both sides of the road for the succulent green spears of asparagus shooting up among the bromegrass.

Suburban Newspapers - Want free veggies? Here's a tip

It's not free with today's gas prices!

[BerryBaby]

True, it would be cheaper to just go to the store and buy it.

[Sukie]

I never heard of wild asparagus before. Bet it is tasty.

[Chefnot]

That's one of the reasons I could never understand all the hoopla of it. When I was a kid it was just a weed.