Oh yes. There be ramps stateside!
She was gracious enough to send them out, and then sweet enough to tell me they were a birthday present and that I owed her nothing. Well, thank you Emily!
Here are some cleaned ramps, getting ready for some cooking:
were you able to keep any for growing next year?
ReplyDeletealso are they kinda oniony?
I don't think they've been able to cultivate them. I know I haven't, but I'm not the most patient type with certain things. The season is only a few weeks in April and May, and they seem to just grow wild in the swamps of the Midwest and mid-atlantic regions.
ReplyDeleteTheir flavor is in between garlic and onion, mimicking both. They're good, but brief...