"Arri London" > wrote in message
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> hahabogus wrote:
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>> 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.
>> >
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>> > 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.
>> >
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>> 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.
>>
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> 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
LOL But Alan has a point. I don't often have leeks in the house. I love
leeks, it's simply they aren't available all the time. A tea ball (or
cheese cloth and twine) make more sense to have around the house regardless
of the time of year
Jill