More Wild Leeks!
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PapaDave
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Are they an edible variety? (I know squat about wild leeks) and if so, can they be frozen or preserved in any way??
WNCburner
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Wow- Nice ramp patch, Zap. We've got 'em here in the Appalachians too, but I haven't sen a patch that glorious before.
Jags- I've had good luck drying them. Clean and trim, then separate the white and green parts. Lay out on screens, and vacuum seal when dry and store in the fridge or root cellar. Takes a few days for the green tops, and a few more for the white parts.
They're great in eggs, soup, mashed potatoes...I like to grill them whole and serve with grilled fish. They taste somewhat like a green onion, but with a very garlic-like bite. The old timers around here swear by them as a Spring tonic--they are some of the first greens of the season to appear.
Jags- I've had good luck drying them. Clean and trim, then separate the white and green parts. Lay out on screens, and vacuum seal when dry and store in the fridge or root cellar. Takes a few days for the green tops, and a few more for the white parts.
They're great in eggs, soup, mashed potatoes...I like to grill them whole and serve with grilled fish. They taste somewhat like a green onion, but with a very garlic-like bite. The old timers around here swear by them as a Spring tonic--they are some of the first greens of the season to appear.
WNCburner
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Zap- Most folks seem to prefer them smaller...I'll continue to eat them until they start to flower, after that they get woody.
3 years ago someone gave me garlic starts and they never did anything.
They never grew any cloves.
I yanked them out and threw them away.
Apparently they were leeks.
I tried eating one in Fall to see if they were 'something' and they didn't taste like anything.
They were multiplying fairly well, too.
I've never seen them growing in the wild around here.
They never grew any cloves.
I yanked them out and threw them away.
Apparently they were leeks.
I tried eating one in Fall to see if they were 'something' and they didn't taste like anything.
They were multiplying fairly well, too.
I've never seen them growing in the wild around here.
WNCburner said:
The man we bought the land from likes them smaller, I think he wants to go back in on Sunday to pick some.
zap
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FireAnt
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wood spliter said:
wood spliter thanks, going back in on Sunday to do some splitting then pick some leeks for potato leek soup.
zap
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