|
|
|
|
Possum?
On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 14:39:18 -0600, Alan wrote:
>On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 00:13:29 -0500, 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
>>
>>
>>
>
>Ramps????????????????
>
>What the heck are THEY?
>
>
They are a gift of springtime in the Appalachian range of the eastern
US. Sometimes called wild leeks, but they don't taste like leeks or
look like them.
They are alliums (members of the onion-garlic-leek-bulb-flower etc
family) The exposed green parts spread and come back to pointed ends.
There is something in France that looks similar. I saw them in a nice
veggie stand near the Champs-Elysee just before I had to go to the
airport. There was no label on them so I dont know what they are
called there. I also don't know if the similarity extends past
appearance.
I was tempted to buy a bunch just to chew on them and find out, but I
refrained out of consideration for fellow passengers.
Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a
Smoking in a bar is like peeing in a punchbowl.
|