Smoked Ramp Butter

SMOKED RAMP BUTTER Half Pound (8oz) *farm pickup only I made this for the first time 6 years ago and still had people coming to the farm asking for it at Christmas. But ramps are a 'now or never' food - only around for a short window each Spring. So we try to make the most of their short existence. Every ramp butter recipe on the internet is terrible. They all blanche the ramps, which leaches out so much flavor, and add in lemon or other herbs. The woodsy and fresh, mild garlicky, wild onion flavor gets completely lost. So I go the other direction. I char them a bit over a wood fire to turn up their flavor - bathed in smoke, then folded into the highest quality local butter I can get. A little smoked sea salt to finish it off and it's magic. The half pound container of ramp butter will be frozen upon pickup. Let it come to room temperature and use it on toasted sourdough, atop a steak, with some potatoes or tossed with roasted veggies. If there's any left over (which there won't be) keep refrigerated once thawed and use within a week. **You can grab a loaf of truly fresh-baked bread to pick up with your butter here. Butter Ingredients: Local European Style Butter from Pine River Dairy, Smoked Ramps, Smoked Sea Salt