Spring is Sprung? Okay, then: when?
The March 2023 equinox will arrive on March 20 at 21:25 UTC. That’s 4:25 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
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Holy cow, that’s today! Celebrate with my favorite song of spring:
The Waters of March: “It’s the mud, it’s the mud.”
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Monday Youffraita
The vernal equinox also marks the Persian festival of Nowruz.
Nowruz is the Persian New Year….
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It’s not a religious holiday but rather a universal celebration of new beginnings: wishing prosperity and welcoming the future while shedding away the past. That’s why families use this time to deep clean their homes and closets and buy fresh clothing.
It’s a monthlong celebration, filled with parties, craft-making, street performances and public rituals.
And yes, lots of food.
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What kind of food? Let’s take a look… [2:11]
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There Are Sweets for Nowruz
To me, small Persian pastries are unique. Most are rich-tasting, filled with walnuts, pistachios and other ground nuts. They are sweetened with honey and often flavored with syrup that is scented with rosewater, that undeniably powerful and sometimes polarizing ingredient.
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^^^That link^^^ should get you past the paywall. Recipes for sweets ensue — just scroll down. (If you make any of these, please let us know how they turned out.)
And for a simple snack? It’s Persia! You can’t go wrong with pistachios and dates.
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In the U.S., spring delicacies include ramps.
Ramps are a species of wild onion (Allium tricoccum) native to the woodlands of North America. They look like scallions but have broad leaves and a purplish stem. Ramps are among the first plants to appear in the spring, typically showing up in the Appalachian region in mid-March and around the Great Lakes in early April.
According to John Mariani, author of "The Encyclopedia of American Food & Drink," the word ramps comes from "rams" or "ramson," the name of the wild garlic plant in an Elizabethan dialect. People in Appalachia, its native habitat, call the plants "ramps." Elsewhere, they're known as wild leeks.
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...but what do I do with them? [4:43]
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And asparagus, of course.
Chef John Souffles It.
I hope you give this recipe a try, and also experiment with other vegetables. Broccoli, artichokes, leeks, spinach, or any other edible plant you can puree, should work with the same basic procedure. You can also play around with your cheese options, and as I mentioned in the video, a sharp, white cheddar is my fromage of choice. Enjoy!
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Recipe is at the link above. [5:32]
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Dandelion Greens are another spring treat. In Pennsylvania Dutch country, you can often find them at a farmers market when they’re in season. But if you dig your own from your (unsprayed) lawn, get them before the plant flowers, or the leaves will be bitter.
Here’s Emmy, making a Depression Era Dandelion Salad [8:18]:
I just really love this image:
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Wishing you the joy of the season!