Real signs of spring. I noticed wild garlic leaves (Ramsons) at market last Saturday and this week they've been joined by wet (green) garlic. The Ramsons have a wonderful affinity with eggs so work well added to a frittata or omelette. The stems of my home-grown garlic are barely a pencil's thickness so it will be another 10 weeks or so before I harvest them. Having used up all but one bulb of my 2011 crop I plan to make the most of the wet garlic on offer. It is best used within a week or so to enjoy its sweet, mild flavour. You can use the stem as well as the cloves so it's an economical buy. Monday 19 March 2012
New season garlic - Food Find
Real signs of spring. I noticed wild garlic leaves (Ramsons) at market last Saturday and this week they've been joined by wet (green) garlic. The Ramsons have a wonderful affinity with eggs so work well added to a frittata or omelette. The stems of my home-grown garlic are barely a pencil's thickness so it will be another 10 weeks or so before I harvest them. Having used up all but one bulb of my 2011 crop I plan to make the most of the wet garlic on offer. It is best used within a week or so to enjoy its sweet, mild flavour. You can use the stem as well as the cloves so it's an economical buy. 
