Posts Tagged ‘ramps’
In Roads
The Mason Dixon Ramp Festival last weekend offered many pleasing amenities and attractions for its attendees. The palate was delighted by ramp dogs, ramps and potatoes, ramp wine, homemade jams, and fresh ramps to take for cooking. (The deep fried ramp disappointed, though, and left some with aching stomachs.) The gathering presented some exotic examples [...]
County Line Kitchen
Today, I finally finished off the ramps I bought at the Mason Dixon Ramp Festival. For lunch, I made chicken hash with ramps and red cabbage. I’ve included the recipe, which serves four.
2 1/2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
4-6 boiled Yukon Gold potatoes, sliced
1 cup ramps, chopped
1 cup red cabbage, shredded
1/4 cup sweet onion, chopped
2 [...]
Grateful for Ramps
Well, last Saturday, my ramp festival dreams were realized. Fellow County Line Press collaborators Jessica, Patrick, and I left Pittsburgh for the Mason Dixon Ramp Festival in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, and, one hour later, we were marveling at the variety of ramp delicacies and the enthusiasm of the other ramp lovers at the festival.
We spent [...]
Ramped-Up
Every spring, all throughout the Appalachians, ramps–the garlicky cousins of the onion–abound. Also ubiquitous are ramp festivals, held in many rural municipalities, where ramps are served up raw, fried with bacon, or layered on sandwiches.
It has become my very recent dream to attend a ramp festival this spring, and I have been searching for [...]