hahabogus wrote:
>
> Arri London > wrote in
> on Oct Sat 2009 07:20 pm
>

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> >> Sounds good like it did last time you posted it. But I have a
> >> question. Do you really use cheese cloth for the bouquet? I prefer to
> >> use a Tea ball. I have a bitch of a time finding cheese cloth that I
> >> feel is food friendly plus hate to make the little packages and do
> >> the tying up bit. Also I feel GREENER going with the reusuable tea
> >> ball even if it isn't. I can't seem to wash little squares of used
> >> cheese cloth and have them not unravel or disappear like my socks do.
> >>
> >> I don't want you to think I am being criticial as I do enjoy your
> >> recipes, well some of them, you got several grits issues; you make
> >> grits and you like grits. But other than that you is OK.
> >
> >
> >
> > Why not use a leek leaf to wrap up the bouquet garni, as done in
> > Mexico? Adds more flavour as well as looking rather nice.
> >
>
> Well cause if I open 1 drawer in my kitchen I can get my tea ball, but I'd only have a leek leaf if I
> happen to be cooking one. And I wouldn't want to drive around looking for leeks if I only wanted
> one leaf and I had a perfectly good tea ball in the house already. Anyways since at least to me leeks
> look a lot like green onions on steriods, I didn't know that the leaves could be used for such. Live
> and learn. I only use leeks in braising stuff so far. Being a manly man leeks strike me as a little as a
> little to feminine. I don't like the boys at the office talkin funny about me so I stays away from
> them leeks.
>

Try telling the next Welshman you meet that leeks are a little too
'feminine'. Take a look at the Welsh flag for the likely response:
http://www.data-wales.co.uk/flag.htm