TOTALLY off topic!

[kiska]

Anybody know what the green things are? They don't smell like onions.

[Candice]

They are garlic scapes.

http://chewonthisvegan.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/garlic-scape-soup/

[kiska]

Thanks!

[glennab]

Kiska and Candy

I've never seen or heard of garlic scapes.  The things one learns on OPR's forum!

GK

[Candice]

Recently, I was at an overgrown area around the lake and though I've never actually seen the garlic scape, I have seen the flower tops of garlic.  I did an image search on garlic and you see the results. 

It's all in using the right question.   :)

[Hannie]

Wow, what an alien looking vegetable!  Wonder if it tastes good?

Hannie

[Candice]

Only if you like garlic.   ;)

[glennab]

Love garlic.  Gotta find some of this!

[Bambi]

Let us know how you like it, Kiska.

[Hannie]

Sounds delicious.
Talking about weird looking veggies, what about this one, it tastes really good and now is the time to pick'em:



Hannie

[glennab]

Hannie, they look completely and totally alien.  What are they?

[Hannie]

Glenna, they are fiddleheads (type of fern), very popular spring vegetable in Maine. 
I wish they would grow over here!

Hannie

[glennab]

Hannie, my sister probably knows about these.  I'll have to ask her, since she's a Mainer and grows a lot of veggies. I'm guessing that they either taste like beans or asparagus.  Am I close?

[Hannie]

Glenna, your sister will definitely know them, they grow in the wild but you can also buy them at the local stores.  They are very mild, a little like asparagus.

Hannie

[Candice]

I've seen fiddlehead in the wild, but don't recall eating any.  I do remember dandelion salads though.