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December 8 - Leek Tips:

Used in soups, salads and stir-fry, good-quality leeks will have bright white bulb-ends with dark green leaves. They will be straight, thick-leafed and very crisp.

Avoid product with yellow, brown, wilted or slime-spotted tops. Bulbs ends that are very large are overmature. Available year-round peaking in September and November and again in the Spring. Washington leeks are available nearly year-round, except during May.

Relished throughout Europe, leeks are the national emblem of Wales. They have been cultivated for so long that their beginnings are uncertain.

OASIS has much more information on onions, leeks & garlic.

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