My boss says I can harvest all the wild onions in the
lawn coming up and dry and use them like
chives. Has he taken leave of his senses?
wild onion question
He's right as far as I've tasted. Used to eat them as a kid.
great I will get on it.
Well natives used to eat wild onions : nodding onion and prairie onion. And wild leeks as well (also called ramps...it's a delicacy that chefs use for their dishes).
If you've ever had ramps, you know they're delectable (but definitely nothing delicate about their taste. LOL)
never heard of a ramp- how do you identify it and
Mickgene - does it grow in the shenandoah valley?
Yes they do grow in the Valley but I'm rusty on the ID. Sorry. I even used to find them in Reston. But here's a pic.
http://enature.com/native_invasive/natives.asp
Even though that link came from a tourism site, I just noticed it originates with the Invasive Plants List. Guess that means everybody's welcome to harvest as much as they can???
There's a huge Ramp Festival in WV in April every year. Googled it, and in Elkins this year on April 23 is the Cookoff. Here's a link to 2005 Appalachian Ramp Festivals.
http://www.flagpond.com/festival/ramp/fest.htm
This all reminds me I've wanted to get to one of these things for a number of years now. This might be the year to do it!
Hope these help.
Michele