Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> Steve Wertz > wrote:
>
>
>> The Power of Oprah <sigh>. Leeks just went up $.50/ea.
>
> I've never understood the popularity of leeks. They cost a lot of
> money and are hard to clean and cut. Then they tell you to throw
> half away (or "save for other uses").

Wait a minute, aren't you in California? Leeks don't grow around where I
live but I don't consider 50 cents/lb to be expensive. Sure, you don't use
the green part but there's nothing difficult about slicing the white part of
a leek. It's just like slicing up a very large green onion.

Jill