Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Dan Abel wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> Steve Wertz > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> The Power of Oprah <sigh>. Leeks just went up $.50/ea.
>>>
>>> I've never understood the popularity of leeks. They cost a lot of
>>> money and are hard to clean and cut. Then they tell you to throw
>>> half away (or "save for other uses").
>>
>> Wait a minute, aren't you in California? Leeks don't grow around
>> where I live but I don't consider 50 cents/lb to be expensive.
>> Sure, you don't use
>
>
> US$.50 per pound is pretty cheap. I can't imagine ever finding that
> price, though. They are US$1.99 at my local supermarket right now.

EACH?! Yikes! And yet I hear you folks can get get a bunch of asparagus
that price whereas here it just went back up to $2.99 a bunch. (sigh)

> If
> you are referring to Steve's comment above, it wasn't per pound.
I don't refer to Steve W's comments, ever; I killfile him in his every
mutation.

> Because of the way they are grown, they usually have dirt inside of
> them. Before you can slice them, you have to clean out the dirt.

I cut off the unusable green leafy part and then douse the leeks in a
sinkful of water (or a deep pot) and swish them around. I've never really
had a problem.

Jill