Boil young tender leeks in salted water; let drain.

He wears a forfeited bond under that part of his girdle where his thumb sticks, with as much pride as a Welshman does a leek on St. David's Day, and quarrels more and longer about it.

It has also beeen suggested that Welshmen "beautify their hats with verdant leek," from the custom of every farmer, in years gone by, contributing his leek to the common repast when they met at the Cymortha or Association, and mutually helped one another in ploughing their land.

He longed for Leek with a great longing.

"So that your present husband was calling himself Henry Leek before the death?" "No, he wasn't.

"As sweet, methinks, holy father, as pure and fragrant as she herself!" "'She,' my son?" "As Helen, good friar, as Helen the Beautiful, Duchess of Mortain!" "Ah!" sighed the friar, and forthwith popped the leek into the pot.