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Onions What are THEY all about? 
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ask althom - he's the one with the fetish.  | |
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They get used for cooking and they can make you cry. 
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moderatorAnxiety said: ask althom - he's the one with the fetish.
He has a thing for basil too  | |
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Ocean said: Anxiety said: ask althom - he's the one with the fetish.
He has a thing for basil too And goat cheese...  | |
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Byron said: Ocean said: He has a thing for basil too And goat cheese...  | |
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althom said: Byron said: And goat cheese...  | |
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I think I'm allergic. I can't taste them or I throw up.
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luv4u said: They get used for cooking and they can make you cry.
You're speaking of men/wives?  Time flies like an arrow
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ONIONS
The onion is believed to have originated in Asia, though it is likely that onions may have been growing wild on every continent. Dating back to 3500 BC, onions were one of the few foods that did not spoil during the winter months. Our ancestors must have recognized the vegetable's durability and began growing onions for food. The onion became more than just food after arriving in Egypt. The ancient Egyptians worshipped the onion, believing that its spherical shape and concentric rings symbolized eternity. Of all the vegetables that had their images created from precious metals by Egyptian artists, only the onion was made out of gold. Today, onions are used in a variety of dishes and rank sixth among the world's leading vegetable crops. CDC.gov - 5 a Day According to an old English Rhyme, the thickness of an onion skin can help predict the severity of the winter. Thin skins mean a mild winter is coming while thick skins indicate a rough winter ahead. If you eat onions you can get rid of onion breath by eating parsley. Americans eat 18.8 pounds of fresh and storage type onions on average each year. CDC.gov - 5 a Day During the American Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant sent a telegram to the War Department, "I will not move my army without onions." The next day he got them. Yellow onions make up more than 75% of the worlds production of onions. The U.S. produces well over 2 million metric tons of onions annually. The official state vegetable of Georgia is the Vidalia onion. The official state vegetable of Texas is the Texas Sweet onion. In Blue Hill, Nebraska, no female wearing a “hat that would scare a timid person” can be seen eating onions in public. According to the National Onion Association, onion consumption in the U.S. has increased approximately 50% over the past 20 years. Maui Onions are golden yellow, sweet, juicy onions grown on the Island of Maui, Hawaii. They are very sweet, have a high water content, and usually weigh about 1/2 to 3/4 pound. Maui onions are usually shaped like a flattened golbe. They are the earliest sweet onions on the market, and are generally available from April to June. Excellent for onion rings "Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for the time being, separate, from the world, and have a harmony of aspiration." Charles Dudley Warner, 'My Summer in a Garden' (1871) "onions do promote a man to veneryous actes, and to somnolence." Andrew Boorde (1542) 'Dietary of Helthe' "Onions can make even heirs and widows weep." Benjamin Franklin "...eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath..." William Shakespeare "I understand the big food companies are developing a tearless onion. I think they can do it -- after all, they've already given us tasteless bread." Robert Orben "An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh." Will Rogers (1879-1935) “There are two types of onions, the big white Spanish and the little red Italian. The Spanish has more food value and is therefore chosen to make soup for huntsmen and drunkards, two classes of people who require fast recuperation." Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) “Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” Carl Sandburg “My own remedy is always to eat, just before I step into bed, a hot roasted onion, if I have a cold.” George Washington (attributed) “The kitchen, reasonably enough, was the scene of my first gastronomic adventure. I was on all fours. I crawled into the vegetable bin, settled on a giant onion and ate it, skin and all. It must have marked me for life, for I have never ceased to love the hearty flavor of raw onions.” James Beard (1903-1985) “This is every cook's opinion No savory dish without an onion, But lest your kissing should be spoiled Your onions must be fully boiled.” Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) "Shallots are for babies; Onions are for men; garlic is for heroes." ????? "An honest laborious Country-man, with good Bread, Salt and a little Parsley, will make a contented Meal with a roasted Onion." John Evelyn (1620-1706) "Beet ever so onion there snow peas legume." Margaret Thornley, in 'A Kick in the Seat of the Pants', Roger von Oech "Red onions are especially divine. I hold a slice up to the sunlight pouring in through the kitchen window, and it glows like a fine piece of antique glass. Cool watery-white with layers delicately edged with imperial purple...strong, humble, peaceful...with that fiery nub of spring green in the center..." Mary Hayes Grieco, 'The Kitchen Mystic' "And, most dear actors, eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath." William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' | |
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