Cheremsha

[Olga Meerson]

Chives. Grows everywhere, even in public parks..
o.m 

----- Original Message -----
From: John Schillinger <jschill at AMERICAN.EDU>
Date: Friday, March 21, 2008 1:35 am
Subject: [SEELANGS] Cheremsha

> John Dunn's comments on borshch and Domostroj prompt me to inquire 
> if  
> anyone knows what cheremsha
> really is as a plant (garlic tops?).  I've always sought it out in 
> its  
> pickled form at markets in Russia, but never have come across it in 
> 
> the US until I recently found a jar of it at a DC Russian food 
> store  
> where the English translation on the label was "Ramson."
> 
> John Schillinger
> Emeritus Prof. of Russian
> American University
> 
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