jmcquown wrote:
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> "Arri London" > wrote in message
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> > hahabogus wrote:
> >>
> >> Arri London > wrote in
> >> on Oct Sat 2009 07:20 pm
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> > <snip>
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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
>
> 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

They are available all the time around here Not my favourite
vegetable though.