I was reading a gourmet cooking magazine the other day and noticed an article on ramps. Apparently ramps are now the new gourmet hit in big city restaurants.

Now, I did not know what ramps were until I read the article. However, I soon realized that these were also referred to as swamp leaks. I knew about swamp leaks but I had never seen one before. Fortunately, the article showed me a picture of a ramp.

I got to thinking that we might have them growing in our back yard and not know about them. So, I showed the picture to Kathy.

Kathy immediately recognized the plant. Thinking that they were a wild flower, she planted some in her flower garden a few years back. So, she went outside and grabbed one. One sniff verified that it was indeed a ramp.

Now, a quick check on the internet shows ramps as selling for over $10 a pound and I could have a whole back yard full of them. Since they are only available April through May, I think we will go for a walk back in the woods this weekend. If we find a large patch of them, we may pull a few and try cooking with them.

Who knows, maybe my kitchen will get a Michelin rating.