[Sca-cooks] Sweet onions in period Europe

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Chris Stanifer wrote:

> I'm not convinced that our modern "sweet onion" is not
> relly just a throwback to an older, sweet strain of
> onion.  It's entirely possible (though this is purely
> conjecture) that period onions were already sweet, and
> the sweetness was bred out in modern times in favor of
> larger onions and larger crop yeilds.  The
> "reintroduction" of the Vidalia and Maui sweet
> varieties would seem a breakthrough in our age, but
> not necessarily in period.  Hence, no special mention
> of a sweet onion.  Of course, period onions could have
> tasted like pencil shavings, too...I have no clue.
>
> Balthazar of Blackmoor

I mentioned it only as a possibility, of course. I like to keep an open
mind. Also, isn't there a mention of sweet onions in Exodus?

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