tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post660163577592289252..comments2023-12-27T07:25:11.324-05:00Comments on Cincinnati Locavore: Foraging: Wild GarlicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-91855308414315640292011-12-17T09:27:21.926-05:002011-12-17T09:27:21.926-05:00Here in Columbia, S.C. I have Allium vineale growi...Here in Columbia, S.C. I have Allium vineale growing wild in the fields.<br />It is a pest plant, that can not be killed by any means other than pulling & crushing the bulbs.<br />I have been pulling it out of my raised bed for 5 years now & still have it coming up.<br />Many people in Tenn. & Ky. eat it & pickle it, but I use tame garlic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-40721739467893648862009-04-09T13:12:00.000-04:002009-04-09T13:12:00.000-04:00Nothoscordum bivalve. Sorry, I meant to say Crow P...Nothoscordum bivalve. Sorry, I meant to say Crow Poison. It will come up in google. If you had typed in False Garlic, it would have came up at the top of the search results.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062152073266642056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-2063200487811216002009-04-09T10:03:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:03:00.000-04:00Carol, do you know the latin name for crowsfoot? ...Carol, do you know the latin name for crowsfoot? I was trying to do a google search on it to find an image of the flower, but I kept coming up with stuff that doesn't look like I'm expecting.valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-8334084472179700292009-04-08T04:53:00.000-04:002009-04-08T04:53:00.000-04:00valereee, the most common allium lookalike around ...valereee, the most common allium lookalike around here is crowsfoot/false garlic. It does resemble wild onions somewhat but I find it easy to tell the difference. Crowsfoot blooms all the time and the flowers don't look like onions while onions only bloom once and for a short time. And of course, any non-allium has no onion smell to it. Just pinch and smell.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062152073266642056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-62516957057727703952009-04-08T04:48:00.000-04:002009-04-08T04:48:00.000-04:00In central Texas, there are at least two varieties...In central Texas, there are at least two varieties of wild onion. Drummondii, which has the darkest green leaves with a slight gloss to them and Allium canadense, which has a slightly wider leaf and is a gray-green color. It has a net-like sheath on the bulbs as opposed to drummondii, which has a regular papery membrane on the bulbs. I can't tell the difference in taste and love them both. Wild garlic is easily distinguished from a distance and looks like clumps of dark green grass with straight leaves that don't droop. It bugs me when people complain about these tasty gifts from mother nature "invading" their "lawns", which consist of all imported grass and require tons of chemicals and maintenance to keep.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062152073266642056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-15537962295139039522009-03-30T12:02:00.000-04:002009-03-30T12:02:00.000-04:00bobcat, I guess it matters if you're looking for a...bobcat, I guess it matters if you're looking for a garlic flavor vs. an onion flavor. :) <BR/><BR/>If you like one but don't like the other, you want to be able to identify them. I've got some that look like alliums but don't have the characteristic smell of either garlic or onions, and others that smell very similar -- or at least, after you've picked several, your hands smell like both! :) Yes, I too posted that the garlic leaves are round and hollow, the onion leaves are flat.valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-407265465576875562009-03-30T11:55:00.000-04:002009-03-30T11:55:00.000-04:00valereee, wild onions have flat leaves. And so wha...valereee, wild onions have flat leaves. And so what if all alliums look alike? All alliums are edible. Wild garlic has round hollow leaves. I already posted this. In most areas, you're not going to have that many different varieties and if you're referring to a lawn, probably just one. And if people can't smell the leaves and bulbs and see if they smell like onions or not, there really is no hope. It's a true no brainer. Some people should just admit they don't like onions anyway and just move on.Texascomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010930342036623294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-27808857971506253962009-03-30T06:17:00.000-04:002009-03-30T06:17:00.000-04:00bobcat, all those alliums look so much alike in sp...bobcat, all those alliums look so much alike in spring!valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-83542529276514495502009-03-29T22:16:00.000-04:002009-03-29T22:16:00.000-04:00This spring, I've learned to easily distinguish wi...This spring, I've learned to easily distinguish wild garlic from wild onions. The garlic has thin, tall, dark green, round, hollow leaves and looks like clumps of grass. I've identified two varieties of wild onions. One with dark green, slightly glossy leaves and the other has slightly wider leaves and are a lighter green. They often grow right alongside each other and the ditches are absolutely full of them. They both taste very good. One may be a Drummond onion, but can't be for certain on the exact species.Texascomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010930342036623294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-37823808852487155382008-04-20T19:17:00.000-04:002008-04-20T19:17:00.000-04:00Maybelles mom, you got ramps yesterday! :::envy::...Maybelles mom, you got ramps yesterday! :::envy:::valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-14590408630925289932008-04-20T14:48:00.000-04:002008-04-20T14:48:00.000-04:00I foraged yesterday--lots of garlic and YES ramps....I foraged yesterday--lots of garlic and YES ramps. I will put up my recipes soon.maybelles momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658578052191010931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-10416497933711940802008-04-13T10:54:00.000-04:002008-04-13T10:54:00.000-04:00This post was featured in the All For Women blog c...This post was featured in the <A HREF="http://semanticallydriven.com/2008/04/bumper_all_for_women_blogging_carnival.html" REL="nofollow">All For Women</A> blog carnival.valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-65091394688749367972008-04-08T07:09:00.000-04:002008-04-08T07:09:00.000-04:00This post was featured in the blog carnival Farm M...This post was featured in the blog carnival <A HREF="http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/04/08/farmers-market-fare-carnival-1/" REL="nofollow">Farm Market Fare</A>.valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-47845447715609931512008-04-08T01:17:00.000-04:002008-04-08T01:17:00.000-04:00Nice looking bunch o' bulbs there! We have the nod...Nice looking bunch o' bulbs there! We have the nodding onion (Allium cernuum) out here in the PNW, and wild garlic is apparently an invasive in some parts--but not in my backyard, unfortunately... Great post!Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-3339678587993755872008-04-07T05:48:00.000-04:002008-04-07T05:48:00.000-04:00This post was featured in the carnival All Women B...This post was featured in the carnival <A HREF="http://semanticallydriven.com/2008/04/bumper_all_for_women_blogging_carnival.html" REL="nofollow">All Women Blogging.</A>valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-44503103426692239332008-04-06T14:09:00.000-04:002008-04-06T14:09:00.000-04:00Oh how lucky you are to have these grow wild! This...Oh how lucky you are to have these grow wild! This is a glorious dish to celebrate Spring! Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-72628146657133878352008-04-01T06:21:00.000-04:002008-04-01T06:21:00.000-04:00This post was included in Festival of Frugality.This post was included in <A HREF="http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2008/04/01/festival-of-frugality-119-quitting-my-day-job-to-blog-full-time/" REL="nofollow">Festival of Frugality.</A>valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-68153507035529088842008-04-01T06:15:00.000-04:002008-04-01T06:15:00.000-04:00This post was featured in the blog carnival Fresh ...This post was featured in the blog carnival <A HREF="http://www.modernbeet.com/archives/121" REL="nofollow">Fresh From The Farmers Market #2</A> -- thanks, Jen!valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-67597334388593623722008-04-01T00:20:00.000-04:002008-04-01T00:20:00.000-04:00Made in Belgium. Not really very local but I saw i...Made in Belgium. Not really very local but I saw it at Kroger Boys last week and wanted to try it, great bacon but salty.vudutuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359560239503189229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-30174009234873800082008-03-31T06:03:00.000-04:002008-03-31T06:03:00.000-04:00Jen, thanks! I actually photographed my mis en pl...Jen, thanks! I actually photographed my <I>mis en place</I> and the final dish, too, but unfortunately the photo of the final dish came out looking unappetizing so I'm going to have to make it again. Which is fine because it turned out very good, thumbs up from both husband and son. <BR/><BR/>Vudutu, what makes bacon Belgian?valereeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-65285727826461856932008-03-30T21:43:00.000-04:002008-03-30T21:43:00.000-04:00This is an awesome post! I was just reading about...This is an awesome post! I was just reading about wild onions on a gardening message board, and was wondering how one identifies them. How timely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8145304480917779208.post-23017489839195059892008-03-29T16:28:00.000-04:002008-03-29T16:28:00.000-04:00Val sounds good, I have some good very unlocal Bel...Val sounds good, I have some good very unlocal Belgiun bacon and very local eggs, I may try this in the morning.vudutuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359560239503189229noreply@blogger.com