Re: [CH] OT Shallots
Jose Cisneros (jccisn@gmail.com)
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:44:27 -0400
Hey Gary,
I'm on the west coast of the lower peninsula of Michigan about
mid way.
I usually go for ramps in late April, early May.
I think I'll attempt to pickle some this year with
sliced serranos, spices etc.
It would be good to be able to crack open a jar of
pickled ramps in the dead of winter.
Imaging adding one to a cocktail.
A little gin, tonic, twist of lime, a pickled ramp. :-)
Jose
> Our ramps are up here in East Central Alabama and we
> just had a wild onion dinner for about 30 people with them.
> This is a traditional Indian spring cleansing meal...
> Scrambled eggs with wild onions (ramps), grape dumplings,
> greems (both poke and turnip), hominy with chopped bacon,
> sassafras tea, fruit and leafy green salads.
>
> The ramps are actually a wild garlic, though they are called
> wild onions, and I prefer the flavor.
>
> gary