There could also be a whack of vitamin C in the plant. Rand >I recall reading that eating ramps in spring was a good way to avoid >catching cold. The same individual concluded that perhaps it was the effect >of ramps strong smell (think garlic breath) and no one came close enough to >pass along any germs. One spring in Connecticut I gathered ramps and we ate >them. Tasty, but as an additive to other dishes rather than alone as a >vegetable. > >Judy in New Jersey where the sun has come out to play > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php