| Onions are absolutely one of the most delicious and | | | | the legs. Now yousimply drop an onion down into the |
| flexible commoditiesyou use in the kitchen. From | | | | leg of the hose and tie a knotdirectly above the |
| savory steaming soups to satisfyinghomemade salsa, | | | | onion. Repeat this process until each onion issecured |
| onions play an important part in our daily cooking. | | | | and hang the hose in a cool dry, well ventilated |
| Flavorful appetizers from onion dips to salad dressing, | | | | space, out ofdirect sun light. |
| main coursecasseroles, even the onion focaccia bread | | | | To remove the onion, simply cut the hose with a pair |
| accompaniment for dinner. | | | | of scissors rightbelow the knot and the onion easily |
| Buying onions is a simple task. Look for dry, papery | | | | falls out. You should be able tokeep your onions for |
| skins with no softspots. You should also notice the | | | | about three months. |
| absence of any strong odor. A good dryonion will | | | | Kosher salt is one of the best things to use to |
| have very little to no smell to it at all. If it has a | | | | remove the smell of theonion from your hands. Wash |
| strongonion odor the onion has already began to turn | | | | your hands using a little dish washing soap,water and |
| bad. | | | | about a teaspoon full of salt. Any salt will do, I just |
| Varieties of onion include, Vidalia, Texas 1015, Red, | | | | likethe course texture of the kosher salt. Rinse your |
| Green, the Walla | | | | hands and repeat ifnecessary. |
| Walla from Washington and Maui from Hawaii. Sweet | | | | Tears when you chop those onions? |
| onions such as Vidaliaand Walla Walla are mellow | | | | How do you get rid of the tears? Here are a few |
| enough to eat raw, but they are excellent | | | | simple suggestions to |
| "baked" on the grill and served with grilled steaks or | | | | "ease your pain." |
| burgers. Try themin the oven too. | | | | You can place the onion in the refrigerator for about |
| Caramelizing onions during cooking will give a rich | | | | thirty minutesprior to chopping or if you are in a |
| sweetness torecipes, enhancing kitchen aromas and | | | | hurry toss them in the freezer forabout four to five |
| have everyone asking, "What's fordinner?" Followed | | | | minutes. The cold will tone down the sulfur |
| shortly by "fabulous, superb and perfection." | | | | compoundin the juice of the onion. In addition be sure |
| Capt'n Salsa has an almost comical way of storing | | | | to use the sharpest knifepossible to expedite your |
| onions, but it reallyworks. | | | | chopping chores. |
| Grab an old pair of your wife's panty hose, cut off | | | | |