[Sca-cooks] Onion-riffic

[Elaine Koogler]

Then there's always A Tart for Ember Day which is essentially a quiche-type
pie with cheese and onions...lots of onions!  But it is very, very good!

Kiri

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Christiane <christianetrue at earthlink.net>wrote:

>  <snip>
> Were there other medieval dishes that put such an emphasis on the onion
> over the other ingredients? The plethora of onions in "A Sicilian Dish"
> makes me wonder; I know there are many recipes that use onions in a sauce,
> but it's not the focus of the ingredients. And I am not sure about the
> origin of "cipolline," onions pickled in vinegar and sugar or honey, popular
> as an appetizer today.
>
> <more snippage>
>
> Adelisa di Salerno
>
>