[Magdalen] Wild Onions.

[Jo Craddock]

Only slightly. My mother, who taught school in central WV near the home 
of the Ramp Festival, told stories of children whose families were ramp 
farmers being excused from school during harvest -- the odor was so 
strong it made others ill.

I have seen on Eric+ Funston's Facebook page that the WV Ramps & Rail 
Festival seems to have become an annual event he enjoys attending:
http://www.wvcommerce.org/travel/featured/ramps.aspx
Elkins is easily one of the top five loveliest WV towns, IMNSHO, with or 
without ramps or a festival.

Peace,
Jo, who wonders what a Cajun would do with a ramp. Of course, "First you 
make a roux."


On 08/04/2015 8:33 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>
> I watched a cooking show just now on the PBS "Create" Channel.
> This one features a young chef from North Carolina, who integrates
> a lot of local food into her cuisine.
>   
> This episode dealt with what turns out (after consulting wiki) to be  a
> wild onion, and which is becoming increasingly popular with cooks
> in the USA.  It apparently grows in the eastern half of the USA,  but
> I've never seen them during their season which lasts a month in the early
> spring.
>   
> Anyone with experience with these wild onions?
>   
>   
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tricoccum
>   
>   
>   
>   
> David Strang.