It's That Time Of The Year

[sackett]

It's time for "RAMPS" . Never had'em till last year when I got back to WV. Man I can't git enuf of'um. Dug the first of the season the other day. Had'em wif bacon 'n fried taters for supper,,,,,,,,,,,,liked to of hurt myself. Brought some home wif me (snuck home for valentines day) made "RampDip" for the mens bible study the other night,it was a real hit.
Anybody else eat'em?

 

[jdupre']

OK, I'll bite. What is a RAMP. Us Cajuns pride ourselves on eating just about anything. What am I missing?

 

[Wannabe]

I'd take a hongry Cajun to bite on that. Can't say I would blame you. Cain't wait to see what it is my own self.
Bob

 

[Jimmy W]

I've pulled them up and eaten them raw, but never have had them cooked.

Joey, they are a wild leek much like a green onion. The flavor is about like a combination of onion and garlic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tricoccum

 

[Wannabe]

Whhhooo boy Jimmy,
Thanks a load. Onions and garlic in one deal has to be a winner. Now I have to find where to get them. Thanks.

Bob

 

[seedtick]

ail des bois

wood garlic ???

never heard of it but would to try it

 

[sackett]

If you read the Wiki link,in the culinary part they mention the town of Richwood WV,I'm only about 15 miles from there,and plan to attend the festival this year. I got to meet last years "Ramp Queen" this past summer

 

[oldyaker]

I live just over the border in PA, My Sis and brother-in-law live in Morgantown and go to that festival every now and again. I remember on my paps dairy farm the cows would get into those and when you drank the milk it smelled and tasted like those things. I like onion and garlic but not in the milk!

 

[Nockatee]

Pungent

Pungent, they are!
One summer job I had in the last century was toting block for the masons on a school construction site in Waynesville, NC.
Turns out some of the mountain folk working there would have their breakfast which included RAMPS by the block pile. They ate them like a shallot or green onion and left the ends lying about. By mid-day in the heat, those left overs really got stinky!
One of the old mountaineers told us the Cherokee would let the babies gnaw on Ramps so they could find them in the dark if they started crying at night.
Here are some we dug while riding some trails in the mountains last spring.

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I don't care for them raw, but they do cook up nice with some things.

Don't think I'd be wanting to kiss no Ramp Queen if she had been tasting them. :roll:

 

[sackett]

Shoooooeeee Pungent,
That's them ,I ain't got no good pics,don't know how ta post'em nohow. Now take them ramps as pictured,slip that outside sheath off,clip thr roots off,a quick rinse an they're ready ta cook.That many is about half a serving or less!!!!! Cook ever how much bacon you want for a meal,save enuff of the grease to cook ever howmany eggs ya want,plus a little. Take them rinsed ramps,chop'em ,tops 'n all,an cook till good 'n tender,add eggs,cook till eggs are as done as you like'em . "NUM YUMMY"

The onlyest self defence around ramp eaters is ta join'em, cause ya just can't beat'em.Headin back Wed mornin