The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #120274   Message #2614816
Posted By: VirginiaTam
20-Apr-09 - 03:51 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Ramps (wild leeks)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Ramps (wild leeks)
Gawd! Olfactory blast from the past. When my 1st husband and I lived in West Virginia we were given a sack of ramps and several freshly caught trout by a friend.

At the time we lived in married student accommodation at a college (the kitchen lounge diner all one room). I fried up the fish and the ramps went in with poatoes in a separate iron skillet.   Yes it all tasted fantastic.

One tip. Do not cook ramps in a room with soft furnishings. The sofa and arm chair and braid rug had to be taken out and left in sun for a day to get the stink out. I kept spraying lemon air freshener on them as well.

That was 34 years ago. Nice trip down memory lane.