Arri London > wrote in
on Oct Sun 2009 04:59 pm

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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.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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.
>>
>
> 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
>

I am 1/2 welsh and leeks are still a little ***.

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