(morning writing, critter watch, cooking, garden, preservation, health)

[elainegrey]

EEEEEEEE. The cicada are here. I love the genus name, magicicada. I'm trying to focus on the magic part and not dwell on the OMG bugs part. Also i am participating in cicada safari and wondering how many is too many entries in iNaturalistI am better from the cold, still on alert for coughing. Just fought off a cough with a cough drop -- i would

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[lookfar]

Onion scapes? I looked them up and they sound vaguely like the "onion grass" we used to find in our lawn when I was a kid. So when you have pickled them, do you have something kind of like seaweed salad, soft strands of vegetation? And what do you do with them then?

[elainegrey]

These are far more like hardneck garlic scapes

I grow these onions https://www.southernexposure.com/products/egyptian-walking-onion-tree-onion/ The picture shows them gone "too far" for pickling, but you can see how thick the scape -- the stalk that holds the "flower" - is. (In this plant the flower is reproduced by making little bulbs and then some of those little bulbils sprout, too.)

The scapes stay fairly rigid, so they are nice with carrots and celery as finger nibbles, or across the bed of a sandwich. I pickle the little trimmings for myself and sprinkle in salads (especially egg or potato salads).

I remember to use them, unlike the preserved lemon and lime at the back of the fridge.

[lookfar]

Interesting! I've never heard of pickled garlic scapes, but if I ever see them, I'll try them.