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Post by oxankle on May 10, 2018 13:44:52 GMT
Brother put me onto leeks---never saw one growing when I was a kid.
Planted them the last two years. The crop last fall was excellent and we could not use them all. Some wintered over, looking mighty poor in January. By now they've recovered, are almost two inches thick and two feet high. One or two have begun the seeding process. I've almost twenty left.
We've made leek and potato soup, and we've added them to various stews---they are good along with celery in both chicken and beef soup base.
Do any of you have other uses for leeks? I have a whole row of "starts" in the cold frame and just wonder how many of them I should set out.
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Post by feather on May 10, 2018 13:53:13 GMT
Here is a link to 27 leek recipes by Bon Appetit: www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/23-favorite-leek-recipes-like-onionsJust like it says you can use leeks where you might otherwise use onions. In noodle dishes, mashed potatoes, fritatas, stews/soups, or cooked separate. I imagine you can clean and chop them and freeze them just like onions if you end up with too many. |
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Post by Skandi on May 10, 2018 14:03:30 GMT
You can use them in place of spring onions as well. if you slice them finely lengthwise it's hard to tell the difference.
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Post by Use Less on May 10, 2018 14:47:50 GMT
I make a soup of mixed onions and some garlic cloves in chicken broth, sometimes with some chopped greens. I love leek & potato soup, and also leek, potato & chicken soup, too. The first soup is lighter, so it goes with a meal, rather than being a meal in itself. Uses 'em up faster. You can slice leeks vertically and roast in the oven or put on the grill for a side dish.
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Post by Melissa on May 10, 2018 16:20:31 GMT
I always use them like onions.
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Post by paquebot on May 10, 2018 18:19:55 GMT
You don't have to wait for them to mature in order to use them. Pull them at early stage and use like green onions. If you overwinter them, use them quick as they will become woody as soon as the flower stalks form.
Martin
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Post by oxankle on May 10, 2018 23:40:36 GMT
Thanks all for the info; I like leeks and enjoy growing them---they make a poor gardener look successful. Feather, I would not have believe you could devise 27 ways to eat leeks!
Martin; I am deliberately letting a few go to seed---that will be next year's crop. Darn glad to see you posting, too.
Ox
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Post by jenn on Feb 5, 2022 13:42:10 GMT
I underestimated the viability of my leek seed (apparently it lasts a little longer than onion seed) and have 2 square feet of leeks thick as grass turf where I tossed a mix of old onion and leek seed. Spreading them out in trenches until they start infringing on the space for anything else or my back whinges. The onions planted earlier already cover 1/6 the garden so these will get less space. Bet next year I won't even want to plant either. And might have a freezer 1/4 full of them.
We love leek potato soup- I use the entire leek and call it green mashed potatoes. Too bad I've given up on growing potatoes here- those will come from the store.
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Post by bowdonkey on Feb 5, 2022 14:36:23 GMT
Made me kind of sad seeing Martin's reply and picture. I learned a ton from him and his legacy lives on in the garlic I now grow.
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Post by countrymom22 on Feb 7, 2022 23:54:08 GMT
I felt the same way when I saw his post here, bowdonkey. As we get closer to planting season country wide, I think many more people will be thinking about him and missing his input. |
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Post by Tallpines on Feb 8, 2022 0:56:00 GMT
I thought of him often during the November deer hunting season.
He always had people …. Nephews and cousins …. That would bring him freshly harvested deer.
Then, he would cut them up and get them into the freezer.
Also, thought about him a few weeks ago when I was setting the aquarium up again.
He had both an indoor aquarium and a pond in his garden with fish.
The man had a story to tell about just about any subject …. Both in and out of the garden.
Loved hearing him tell about his family’s association with the family of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Post by bowdonkey on Feb 8, 2022 16:22:43 GMT
In Cloquet MN is the only Frank Loyde Wright designed gas station. Still in operation, but a shell of its former self.
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Post by Tallpines on Feb 8, 2022 18:42:41 GMT
In Cloquet MN is the only Frank Loyde Wright designed gas station. Still in operation, but a shell of its former self. That’s very interesting! Did not know ….. In fact ! I, also, did not know where Cloquet was located! Just did a GOOGLE search. My goodness …. That is “way up there”! Looks like it may be good AGATE country? |
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Post by bowdonkey on Feb 8, 2022 19:47:32 GMT
Yes, this is agate country. At Moose Lake State Park they have a agate interpretation room. Lots of interesting history and agates on display. And yes I'm up north, big time hockey, ice fishing and sauna area. And yep I do jump in the water of a frozen lake after a sauna. And if no lake is handy, a roll in the snow. It's a rush, an awesome feeling once you get used to it.
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Post by Tallpines on Feb 8, 2022 20:45:44 GMT
Yes, this is agate country. At Moose Lake State Park they have a agate interpretation room. Lots of interesting history and agates on display. And yes I'm up north, big time hockey, ice fishing and sauna area. And yep I do jump in the water of a frozen lake after a sauna. And if no lake is handy, a roll in the snow. It's a rush, an awesome feeling once you get used to it. Less than 200 miles from us! We are darn near neighbors! Martin was about that same distance from us, but in the opposite direction …. |
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Post by bowdonkey on Feb 9, 2022 3:45:26 GMT
Martin has relatives in Cloquet.
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Post by elkhound on Mar 5, 2022 9:01:24 GMT
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Post by susannah on Mar 6, 2022 3:56:01 GMT
I'm so sorry to hear of his passing. |
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Post by Tallpines on Mar 6, 2022 4:50:04 GMT
Thanks for sharing this news ~~~~~
I liked Ox ….
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Post by solargeek on Mar 6, 2022 13:21:07 GMT
Had no idea Ox had died. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by Woodpecker on Mar 6, 2022 14:37:19 GMT
I didn't get the chance to know him…RIP oxankle,🌈 |
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Post by countrymom22 on Mar 8, 2022 23:18:35 GMT
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear this. There has been so much loss lately. RIP Ox. You will be missed.
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Post by Tallpines on Mar 9, 2022 1:49:16 GMT
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear this. There has been so much loss lately. RIP Ox. You will be missed. Our small town (1400) had two suicides in the last 2 weeks ….. one 22, the other 44 ….. 😢 |
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