Leeks!

[G-Man]

Anyone out there digging leeks? Any good recipies?

[nyantler]

I have dug them every May during turkey season for many many years.. they make a great french onion (leek) soup... just replace the onions with leeks. I like to eat them raw with a little salt just like a radish. The leaves actually taste great in a salad

[MuzzyLoader]

LOVE LEEKS...

Put 'em mashed potatoes, soups, anywhere you'd put an onion. 

[nyantler]

have you tried the wild ones muzzy?

[ny hunter]

Guys this might sound dumb but what are Leeks?

[G-Man]

they are a type of wild onion, right now they are strong! by may they are all leaved out and get a small bulb like an onion and are much milder.

[catskillkid]

I tend to find them on a north facing slope in wet areas

[ny hunter]

never heard them called that, Thankyou.

[G-Man]

I have an area of them that is a solid mat almost 2 acres in size.. way more than i'll ever use.

[nyantler]

a good tip is to make sure you always leave some where you pick and they will multipy each year... and a 2 acre patch must smell very strong as you get close to the patch!

[G-Man]

you should sit in the middle of it turkey hunting! its also within 70 yards of a good roost area..

[Pat Rockets]

Its illegal to pick leaks..but the wife busts me everytime

[Geno C]

the wife loves cooking Leeks. i will send you some recipies over to you. she makes a really good soup with it!

[Pat Rockets]

Ill take some pics this spring im gonna say the patch im farmillir with is 10 total acres..crazy to see..stinks to high hell..

[MuzzyLoader]

I have an area of them that is a solid mat almost 2 acres in size.. way more than i'll ever use.

have you tried the wild ones muzzy?

YUP... use to go every year with our son, but I only go once in awhile now to dig some up.  Drove by an area today with my nephew, where I've dug them before and commented on how great they taste, because of this thread.

Hey G... How about I drive over to Cuba and help you harvest some?  I'll drop my wife off at the Cheese Factory and let her spend a couple of hours.  LOL.

[G-Man]

Your welcome to come dig some...mmmm cheese n leeks!

[nyantler]

Ill take some pics this spring im gonna say the patch im farmillir with is 10 total acres..crazy to see..stinks to high hell..

10 Acres??... wow that must really reek! the small 300 sq ft patches are bad enough.

[MuzzyLoader]

Your welcome to come dig some...mmmm cheese n leeks!

THANKS!  Just told the wife... her mouth is already watering (although she added with the cheese and leeks - a bottle of wine).   

[G-Man]

Well the wine goes without saying..

[DTG3k]

I have some onion smelling things growing in my front yard every year. Im going to pull some this time when they start growing out, ill take some pics and let you guys tell me if thats what they are.

[nyantler]

do they look like this?

[growalot]

Ahh leek and potato soup....leek greens instead of lettuce on sandwiches....leek and scrambled eggs....... sauteed leeks and deer chops......

I always dig a bunch extra and blanch then freeze them for winter

it will be a while before we can dig any...10" of snow due to arrive tomorrow...Oh well they aren't going any where

[catskillkid]

nyantler,

I do not think you are looking at leeks. Leeks look more like a scallion or green onions.

Look on the north facing slopes in wet terrain.

[G-Man]

catskilled,  joes pic is of wild leeks in full leaf, if yours look like a green onion you have wild onion or someone use to have commercial leeks growing there.

[growalot]

Well that pic is what the leeks we've been eating for 40+ years looks like...Now wild onion looks like a skinny version of bunching onions or garlic...