[Sca-cooks] Vidalia Onions

[Chris Stanifer]

--- LrdRas at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/26/01 5:43:20 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> mordonna22 at yahoo.com writes:
>
> << Ras (I think) swears
>  that it is a special kind of onion.  I don't
>  think we ever did settle the question.
>
>  Mordonna >>
>
> Not I. It was Stefan who opined that they didn't
> grow  as flavorful
> elsewhere. My opinion was that they did grow as
> flavorful but not as big. :-)
>
> Ras

The Vidalia onion is merely a Yellow Granex which is
grown in the "special soil" around Vidalia, Georgia.
Manufacturers in the area refuse to tell me what the
nutrient/soil makeup is in the region, so I can't even
begin to imagine how to re-produce it in the garden.
If you know of anyone who lives in the Vidalia area,
you could ask them to send you a sample of the soil,
and have it checked out at your local Cooperative
Extension office for a nominal fee.

I picked up two "Texas Sweets" last night for my
brother's Spanish Salad recipe, and they were, in
fact, very sweet.  Very close to a Vidalia in
sweetness, but a little more fibrous in texture.  They
would be exceptional baked....

Balthazar of Blackmoor




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