this may be a dumb question!

DellDGM · « **on:** November 08, 2007, 11:06 »

I was just wondering what part of the leeks everyone uses - I've always just used the white bits in cooking but the other day i was on the net and someone mentioned they use the green bits - I always thought they were posionous :oops:

piskieinboots · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:09 »

I cook a delicious Spanish stew which calls for green tops in addition to white - so yep, I use 'em and I'm still here

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:18 »

I use the green bits too as long as they are in good condition and not tough and mankey

milkman · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2007, 11:41 »

yup i use all of it!

gobs · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:16 »

Have you read the answers to your own leek thread Dell? :roll:

piskieinboots · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:19 »

poor lad (?) will be fast asleep by now

*shuuusssh

PS, just checked profile :oops:

gobs · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:21 »

I thought she was a girl. :?

WG. · « **Reply #7 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:23 »

I use all of the leek except the roots. The green part makes one of my favourite soups - leek and tattie

gobs · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:26 »

Try putting a celeriac in that occasionally, WG. Lovely.

WG. · « **Reply #9 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:29 »

Ok cheers - might try it again - last attempt yielded stringy lumps sized somewhere between a golf ball and a tennis ball

DellDGM · « **Reply #10 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:42 »

Not asleep yet - bit of a night owl. it was was my own thread that got me thinking about the bits to use - was just clarifying that nobody was having a lend of me - still getting used to the pommy sense of humor. Oh and yes I am a girl - if I wasn't I could of made a fortune by having 5 kids

- thanks for the input guys (and dolls!)

gobs · « **Reply #11 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:43 »

I do manure for them and have large swede sort of sized ones from a Feb-March sowing. They did not need watering this summer, so no stringy ones.

piskieinboots · « **Reply #12 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:50 »

Quote from: "DellDGM"

still getting used to the pommy sense of humor.

you may be some time

I work in Australian migration and tis really lovely how we (poms and ozzies) rub along

Apologies for just assuming you were male :oops: not that it makes any difference - aren't gardeners asexual until it comes to the digging

gobs · « **Reply #13 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:52 »

REALLY missing Ice :!:

DellDGM · « **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2007, 12:52 »

no probs about the girl/guy thing piskie in boots, I think you are right about the asexual thing though - a gardener is a gardener is a gardener

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