Aperges is the ceremony of sprinkling the people with holy water before High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church. A brush used for sprinkling is an aspergill (aspergillum), and the vessel for the water is an aspersorium. The act of sprinkling of the water is called aspersion. Aperges originates from latin aspergere meaning to wash or sprinkle.
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De asperge (Asparagus officinalis) is een plantaardige lekkernij die menige fijnproever het water in de mond doet komen.
Het telen van witte asperges is arbeidsintensief en vraagt dure investeringen, in tegenstelling tot de gekleurde variëteiten die in de buitenlucht groeien.
Asperges worden in bundels (bussels) en nu meer en meer op schaaltjes onder folie verkocht.