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weedwalker
03-20-2009, 10:23 PM
Just wondered if there's anybody that digs ramps to eat in Ky? They dig a lot in Va and W.V. I've never dug them. I just recently found out what they were. But I'll be looking for them now. I guess we got them here in E.Ky too.
Xi Bowhunter
03-20-2009, 10:25 PM
What are ramps?
chasinhornsnfans
03-20-2009, 10:25 PM
yeah, i am lost to
weedwalker
03-20-2009, 10:35 PM
They taste kinda like an onion and a garlic mixed together. A lot of people cut them up and cook them in eggs or burgers. They use them for seasoning other foods.
They grow in small bunches early in the season.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/Ramps.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/weedwalker/Ramps1.jpg
Quickdraw Limpsalot
03-21-2009, 12:39 AM
I've never heard of them either, but my research on "ramps" starts now.
beards-n-bone
03-21-2009, 02:20 AM
Im lost too. I think Bear Grylls ate them once and crapped himself.......right after he got naked and ate a skunk:eek:
rick243
03-21-2009, 08:52 AM
I think Harlan Co. has a Ramp festival in the spring and there may be more. There are several in TN also.
Mepperson
03-21-2009, 10:23 AM
I think Harlan Co. has a Ramp festival in the spring and there may be more. There are several in TN also.

I know there used to be a Poke Salad Festival in Harlan but I didn't know about ramps. Seem like I heard about those before but can't remember...

Here is some research I found: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tricoccum
slow-bow
03-21-2009, 11:37 AM
Im lost too. I think Bear Grylls ate them once and crapped himself.......right after he got naked and ate a skunk:eek:
That's hilarious!
headoftheholler
03-21-2009, 11:52 AM
We've always fixed em with taters and peas or beans. Works great as a natural substitution for onions. I'm sure if you've been in the springtime mountains you've passed many of them turkey hunting.
RutNBuck
03-21-2009, 04:10 PM
cant say that i have ever seen them kinda look like them lawn darts u throw
bassvax
03-21-2009, 04:53 PM
Are ramps the same as shallots (cross between onion & garlic)? Wouldn't mind trying a few...
rock802
03-21-2009, 10:33 PM
what part of them do you eat?
Foam Steak
03-22-2009, 09:16 AM
You can eat the entire thing. I like the greens best of all. Some folks also call them leaks. I used to pick the heck out of them in Northern Ohio, but have not found any around here.