SC - ramp

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/7/99 10:56:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
rhiannon at madcelt.com writes:

<< I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what ramp is >>

They are basically a form of wild onion.

ramp [3] (noun)

[back-formation from ramps, alteration of rams, from Middle English, from Old 
English hramsa; akin to Old High German ramusia ramp, Greek krommyon onion]

First appeared 1598

 : any of various alliums used for food

Ras
(whose favorite 'campfire food is ramps, venison and fiddle head ferns 
wrapped together in aluminum foil and roasted in the coals)
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