[Sca-cooks] Vidalia Onions

[Cynthia Watson]

Sorry Guys
They will only grow sweet there! (around Vidaliia) No matter how you try
to make the soil match theirs it Will not work! Because they have
already try that.


Chris Stanifer wrote:

> --- 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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