[geeks] Yumm.
Dave McGuire
mcguire at neurotica.com
Fri Jan 25 01:35:05 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? :)
>
> I've never tried them. The smell from other people was enough
> to make me not want to ever try them.
That's what I used to say about McRibs. :)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
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