[Sca-cooks] rampion

freyja freyja7777 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 8 17:52:21 PDT 2010


See also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampion_bellflower

-Kitta


On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 5:46 PM, freyja <freyja7777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Rampion is an entirely different thing than ramps.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyteuma
>
> Can't say I've had rampion, but I have had ramps on a pizza in San Francisco...
>
> -Kitta
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 5:42 PM, Stefan li Rous
> <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> Ian of Oertha asked:
>>
>> <<< Anyone ever had it?  Grown it?  Does it grow easily?  Is it really
>> good? Encyclopedia says it was grown continuously in Europe from now back to
>> Roman times.... >>>
>>
>> Do you really mean "rampion" or could you mean "ramp"?
>>
>> root-veg-msg (111K) 6/12/10 Medieval and period root vegetables.
>> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/root-veg-msg.html
>>
>> "Are they true leeks or ramps (Italian wild leeks, which look like really
>> anemic leeks)?
>>
>> Ramps are a spring delicacy in NYC. They can be steamed or sauteed with a
>> little butter. If you sautee them, cut off the white bulbs and sautee them
>> first. When they are nearly done (starting to turn transparent), add the
>> leaves, cut up into 1 inch sections. Sauteed ramps are amazingly sweet."
>>
>> onions-msg (74K) 3/23/10 Period onions. Scallions, shallots. recipes.
>> http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-VEGETABLES/onions-msg.html
>>
>> "Ramps more clearly resemble a small leek in structure with flattened leaves
>> instead of tubular ones. They do not resemble chives (perhaps garlic chives)
>> but are bigger than chives. They can grow to 12 inches high or more. Although
>> tasty they leave a foul odor on your breath and it exudes from your pores for
>> hours after eating them."
>>
>> "ramp (ramp), n. Usu., ramps. a wild onion, Allium tricoccum, of the
>> amaryllis family, of E North America, having flat leaves and rounded
>> clusters of whitish flowers."
>>
>> Using the search engine on the top page of the Florilegium for "ramp" will find you a number of other references. It doesn't find anything for "rampion".
>>
>> Stefan
>>
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