Thursday, April 16, 2015

A new discovery: ramsløg

I have discovered a new herb at the supermarket: "Ramsløg" in Danish, translated as "Ramson" in English
or "Allium Ursinum" in Latin.
It is part of the garlic family therefore it has got a strong taste.
Ramson lives in the damp moist forests under the shade of trees.
Now when you’re wandering around in the woods and smell garlic you will know that there is some ramson
growing nearby. Now I understand, where the funny smell I get during my morning walk in the forest comes from!!!!
In olden times they used it as a cleanser of the digestive tract, a spring tonic and as a blood cleanser.
Ramsons are very good for the stomach and the intestines.
It is real great bowel tonic if you are constipated and even if you have diarrhea.
It is also good for pimples, acne or rough dry skin or any kind or chronic skin disorders.
Ramsons is a great blood purifier. It will help to overcome herpes, eczema,
scrofula, and even rheumatism.
It will purge cholesterol and plaque out of the blood veins and helps
to increase the flow of blood to all parts of the body.
This will help to overcome hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure,
dizziness, worms and parasites and even help the memory......Wow!
What an amazing plant!
I found an article where they suggested to make a pesto with it, so today I gave it a try.
It is super tasty and very garliky, I think it goes well as a base for a cheese
and salad sandwich or to spice up a soup.

RAMSONS PESTO

Ingredients:

a bunch of ramsons
a handful of almonds and walnuts mixed together
half cup olive olive
a handful of grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Transfer all ingredients in a grinder and mix to obtain a smooth paste.
Store in a glass container topped with olive oil and keep refrigerated
(it can be in the fridge for a week).
Use it as a base for sandwiches or to give more flavor to soups or pastas.

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