<VBG> No, I'm not in N. Zealand, although I'd love to be able to travel
there someday. Ramps grew wild were I lived as a child. IIRC, there
are still a couple of smallish towns in the Appalachian mountains that
still hold ramp festivals.

Kacey

Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 21:33:47 -0600, Kacey Barriss >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Possum is generally considered a pest in most places. However, they are
>>edible and not too bad if that's all that's available. Granny used to
>>cook them - parboiled first with ramps and a little vinegar; then, she'd
>>put them in a roaster with sweet potatoes, more ramps, and whatever
>>seasonings she had on hand. Tasted ok the way she made them but not
>>something I'd cook.
>>
>
> Ramps redeem a lot of things. Somehow, I don't think you are writing
> from New Zealand.
>
> I am eagerly anticipating the first ramps of spring, as well as the
> first shad roe.
>
> yum
>
>
>
> Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a
>
> "Happy is he that taketh thy little ones and dasheth them upon the stones." __Psalm 137

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