SC - RE: Onions

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Stefan li Rous wrote:
> 
> Anyone know what a "Welsh onion" is? Other than an onion that Charlemagne
> at least, thought came from Wales?

I believe Flower and Rosenbaum refer to Welsh onion in the translation
of Apicius, who would certainly not have known them as such, so
presumably Charlemagne didn't either. I believe they're a long-bladed
onion somewhere in between what we'd think of as a scallion or green
onion, which some people call shallots, and an actual shallot, the
purplish kind. If you've seen full-grown ramps they're pretty similar.

Adamantius 
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Phil & Susan Troy

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