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mindehankins
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Here ya go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tricoccum
I've never had them. They sound delicious!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tricoccum
I've never had them. They sound delicious!
From the Wiki link above in Minde's post:
"Allium tricoccum, commonly known as ramps, spring onion, ramson, wild leek, or ail des bois (French), is a member of the onion family (Alliaceae). Found in groups with broad, smooth, light green leaves, often with deep purple or burgundy tints on the lower stems and a scallion-like bulb strongly rooted just beneath the surface of the soil. Both the white lower leaf stalks and the broad green leaves are edible. They are found from the U.S. state of South Carolina to Canada and are especially popular in the cuisine of the US state of West Virginia and the Canadian province of Quebec when they emerge in the springtime. A common description of the flavor is like a combination of onions and strong garlic."
I grew up on a dairy farm in West Virginia... I have never eaten ramps. The ramps grew wild in the pasture fields and would be eaten by cows whose milk became ramp flavored for days and could not be sold. The cows smelled like ramps. The kids on the school bus and in the classroom whose families ate ramps smelled like ramps.
There are still "ramp dinners" in that area in the spring celebrating the ramp. My culinary tastes have grown in 60 some years, and I expect that the ramps sold in such places as Whole Foods have a more subtle flavor, but I have little interest in trying them. I'll just have any of the other alliums straight... please.
http://www.richwooders.com/ramp/ramps.htm
http://www.kingofstink.com/recipes.html
"Allium tricoccum, commonly known as ramps, spring onion, ramson, wild leek, or ail des bois (French), is a member of the onion family (Alliaceae). Found in groups with broad, smooth, light green leaves, often with deep purple or burgundy tints on the lower stems and a scallion-like bulb strongly rooted just beneath the surface of the soil. Both the white lower leaf stalks and the broad green leaves are edible. They are found from the U.S. state of South Carolina to Canada and are especially popular in the cuisine of the US state of West Virginia and the Canadian province of Quebec when they emerge in the springtime. A common description of the flavor is like a combination of onions and strong garlic."
I grew up on a dairy farm in West Virginia... I have never eaten ramps. The ramps grew wild in the pasture fields and would be eaten by cows whose milk became ramp flavored for days and could not be sold. The cows smelled like ramps. The kids on the school bus and in the classroom whose families ate ramps smelled like ramps.
There are still "ramp dinners" in that area in the spring celebrating the ramp. My culinary tastes have grown in 60 some years, and I expect that the ramps sold in such places as Whole Foods have a more subtle flavor, but I have little interest in trying them. I'll just have any of the other alliums straight... please.
http://www.richwooders.com/ramp/ramps.htm
http://www.kingofstink.com/recipes.html
... no longer a stranger to paradise
I haven't been here in a while because things have been pretty boring around our dining table. Tonight had a STJ flair so thought I'd share.
Strawberry, goat cheese and walnut salad:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89321198@N00/4613478904/" title="Food II 425 by mbw1024, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/461 ... 31b49c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Food II 425"></a>
Ribs - I used 2 of my new favorite products from STJ Spice. Jumpin' Jumbie Season Salt in the rub and finished with Roasted Garlic Chipotle Sauce
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89321198@N00/4612864119/" title="Food II 428 by mbw1024, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/461 ... 692cf5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Food II 428"></a>
Strawberry, goat cheese and walnut salad:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89321198@N00/4613478904/" title="Food II 425 by mbw1024, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/461 ... 31b49c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Food II 425"></a>
Ribs - I used 2 of my new favorite products from STJ Spice. Jumpin' Jumbie Season Salt in the rub and finished with Roasted Garlic Chipotle Sauce
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89321198@N00/4612864119/" title="Food II 428 by mbw1024, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/461 ... 692cf5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Food II 428"></a>
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wontongirl
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Last night's meal was really tasty. Grilled mixed vegetable salad with grilled jumbo shrimp:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/4626039514/" title="grilled vegetable salad with skewered shrimp by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/462 ... 65a22e.jpg" width="500" height="437" alt="grilled vegetable salad with skewered shrimp"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/4626039514/" title="grilled vegetable salad with skewered shrimp by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/462 ... 65a22e.jpg" width="500" height="437" alt="grilled vegetable salad with skewered shrimp"></a>
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
