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"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news >
> >> Rachel Ray cleans her leeks this way, too; I learned it from her. What
> >> I'd
> >> like to know how to do is to clean them enough to braise them whole.
> >> I've
> >> done this once or twice without grit. I cut the side a little, but it
> >> doesn't always work.
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> > If you are really careful, you can gently take them apart, wash them
> > out, then re-assemble them.
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
> The operable word is "can." :-)
> Dee Dee

<grins>

I know what you mean. They are rather "tight".
It's just that I like Leeks enough where I feel they are worth the
effort.

We don't eat them often, but that's due to price, not effort.
--
Peace, Om

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