On 25/07/2013 6:07 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/25/2013 4:23 PM, Helpful person wrote:
>> On Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:14:00 PM UTC-4, Roy wrote:
>>>
>>> Mein Gott...1.5 lb. leek....who on earth needs that size of
>>> leek in anything?
>>
>> Why not? There's braised leeks as a vegetable side dish, soups,
>> stocks, leek pie, etc.
>>
> Leeks (around here) are sold by the pound. Once you cut away the tough,
> fibrous green stalks 1.5 lb of leeks doesn't amount to all that much.
>
>
Around here there are sold by the bundle, 2, 3 or 4, depending on the
size. I always find pricey.... for onions.