Vegetarian Times, June 1st, 2004
This rite of spring is all too short
A while back, somewhere between the vernal equinox and Father's Day, I discovered ramps-Allium tricoccum, or wild leeks-in the woods behind a friend's upstate New York farmhouse. My husband, Ronny, and I use the house often, and, as the area is free of specialty food stores, I've learned to walk with my head down, searching for food.
When I first noticed lily of the valley-like leaves carpeting chunks of the forest floor, I had a hunch they were edible. I smooshed a leaf. The earthy, oniony smell topped off with a high note of white truffle clung to my no...
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