[geeks] Yumm.
Dave McGuire
mcguire at neurotica.com
Fri Jan 25 01:28:30 CST 2002
On January 25, Eric Dittman wrote:
> A wild leek (allium tricoccum), native to the North American
> woodlands.
>
> Ramp is a Scots dialect variation of the English word ramson,
> which was the common name for Allium ursinum (wild garlic).
>
> The settlers from either Scotland or Ireland gave the name
> ramp to the allium tricoccum, which they found either in
> the southeastern United States or Appalachia.
So...are they tasty? :)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
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