On 7/25/2013 6:53 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 25/07/2013 6:07 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/25/2013 4:23 PM, Helpful person wrote:
>>> On Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:14:00 PM UTC-4, Roy wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Mein Gott...1.5 lb. leek....who on earth needs that size of
>>>> leek in anything?
>>>
>>> Why not? There's braised leeks as a vegetable side dish, soups,
>>> stocks, leek pie, etc.
>>>
>> Leeks (around here) are sold by the pound. Once you cut away the tough,
>> fibrous green stalks 1.5 lb of leeks doesn't amount to all that much.
>>
>>
> Around here there are sold by the bundle, 2, 3 or 4, depending on the
> size. I always find pricey.... for onions.
>
I don't buy them often, they *are* pricey. But I do like potato-leek
soup from time to time. They don't taste "oniony" to me.

Jill