Don wrote:

> Leeks are a popular vegetable over the pond and have always had an
> impact on Northern cooking. It's a simple vegetable of the onion
> family, but doesn't 'melt' away into a dish as onions do.

Huh? I think leeks "melt" into a dish MUCH more easily than onions. Maybe
I'm getting the special easy-melt leeks.

Bob