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Ramps Recipe

 

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One sure fire way to tell that spring has finally arrived here in the mountains is all of people
along the sides of road selling ramps. It seams that every produce stand, every yard sale and
flea marked has signs advertising ramps for sell. Not car ramps or ATV ramps mind you but a
local delicacy.
Ramps, also known as wild leeks, are a type of onion that grows wild in the Carolinas. They
look like scallions with broad leaves. Although their flavor is stronger, they can be used in place
of scallions, onions or leeks.
During ramp season, which begins in March and runs through June, ramps can be found in specialty
stores or at ramp festivals. At the end of the season, their leaves wither and the plant lies
dormant throughout the remainder of the summer, fall and winter.
Resembling the lily of the valley, the wild ramp has a woodsy and very wild aroma offering a delicious
onion-garlic flavor that people either love to an unbelievable degree or hate to the same
degree. Personally I think they taste like a cross between a very strong, sweet onion and garlic.
A word of caution:
Ramps smell to the high heavens so it's best if you can cook them outside. They also leave you
with breath that eating no amount of onions or garlic can even compare with. Also, if eaten in
large enough quantities the odor will actually come through the skin. I know that this sounds
really disgusting but ramps are really very good and an Appalachian spring tradition dating
back to the earliest settlers.
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