On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 10:03:59 -0400, "Judith"
> wrote:

>What are ramps?...
>
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>Judith
>
>"Kacey Barriss" > wrote in message

A wild allium native to the Appalachian range of the eastern US. Some
people call the "wild leeks" but they don't look or taste like leeks.

They first came in bulk to the Union Square Greenarket last week and
will probably be available through May.

We will have some tomorrow night with local grass-fed lamb chops
anchored at Eaton's neck on our first weekend sail of the season. I
know Barbara can cook lamb chops over a proplane stove in semidarkness
to just the right rareness, but I don't know how she tells.

Last Wednesday we had raps with mackerel.

My aunt in Tennessee knows what ramps are, and may even have eaten
them with possum, although she probably wouldn't admit it.

In NYC they are fancy food, on the menues of the best restaurants at
this time of year.

Try some if you come across any. You may like them.





Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


Capsizing under chute, and having the chute rise and fill without tangling, all while Mark and Sally are still behind you