Years and years ago I bought an allium from a garden center in Eastern NC. It was identified as a "Society Garlic." I brought it with me to Cincinnati and it has thrived in my perennial bed. Thrived, I say, as in it spreads underground and it self-
seeds, it's everywhere, even in the cracks of the walk way.
We eat the leaves and
flower stalks, like chives. The leaves have a milder flavor than the stalks, but both are pleasant, sort of a cross between garlic & green onion, but definitely not chives. It's excellent fresh in salads, and substitutes well for green onion or chives in cooking.
It occurred to me (duh) that I could freeze it so I went looking to see if there was anything special I needed to know about freezing it. Much to my surprise, I discovered that it isn't Society Garlic at all. None of the sites I looked at pictured the allium that I have.
Can anyone identify it? I don't use photobucket but there's a picture of it here:
http://northsideguerillafarmer.pbwiki.com/PhotosDescription: plant over winters & can stay green for quite a while in the southern region of
zone 6. Flat leaves. Pods, bunches reach about 2' tall by mid-August when it blooms.
flower stalks can reach 4-5'.
flowers are typical of allium but white (not purple like Society Garlic) and the
flowers can be about 3" across. Does not form a large bulb.
This isn't urgent-- I'm going to harvest and freeze no matter what it's called. Just curious about what I have.
Thanks!