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Vidalia onions

SharkE — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:57:18 GMT

are almost in season. Some places are taking orders for May shipment.

I just ordered mine. Sam's Club variety isn't bad, but, I have mine sent in from Georgia.

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KingstonsMom — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:03:27 GMT

@SharkE

I live in Savannah, GA and I've been stalking our produce sections, but not yet!

Love my Vidalias!

Do you ever bake them with a beef buillion cube and butter? TO DIE FOR! LOL!

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SharkE — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:14:03 GMT

Think they're shipped first week of May. I get mine from Morris Farms.

Quality could be better, but, they're the cheapest in regards to shp costs.

I get 20 lb bag.

I looked at another farm , but, they wanted 40 bucks just to ship to Tx.

I'll just have to do without for that. So, went back to Morris where the shp is included in the 20lb bag price They last me long time and in the meantime I get some small bags from Sam's.

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Imaoldhippie — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:01:58 GMT

@KingstonsMom.............Please due tell us how to bake them with the bullion and butter.

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Snowpuppy — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:11:44 GMT

Any tips on long term storage for those of us here in the cold, cold North?

Last year I ran into some guys from a local Veterans group that makes a run to GA and brings them up for sale locally. Proceeds benefit their disabled Vets.

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KingstonsMom — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:28:34 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
@KingstonsMom.............Please due tell us how to bake them with the bullion and butter.

Gladly @Imaoldhippie!

These work great on the grill or in the oven!

You can also use a low sodium bouillon if you choose/need to and you can use a cube or a tablespoon of a paste type bouillon.

Peel the onion, trim off the top and end portion. Use an apple corer and core the onion, trying not to go all the way through the onion.

If you do go all the way though when coring, no biggie since you'll be wrapping it in foil, which will hold the bullion & butter in.

After coring, place 1 tablespoon of butter/margarine and 1 bouillon cube or 1 tablespoon bouillon paste.

Place on foil squares large enough the wrap foil around onion and twist top.

Oven - 350 about 45 min. depending on size. (press foil to see if soft)

Grill - close to hot coals 45 min. turning often till soft.

Soooo good, like french onion soup!

You'll want to serve these in a bowl, due to the yummy juice or it will run all over your plate!

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SharkE — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:51:59 GMT

I just store mine in the crisper till the next may. Some ruin. get long stemmed, but,just cut it off.

anything is better then store bought fire breathers. Tx. sweets my *** those things will put hair on your chest. LOL

can't abide HOT onions. My husband can't stand the smell and won't eat onions , period. LOL I can't stand mustard. gag !

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Imaoldhippie — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:44:31 GMT

@KingstonsMom..................Thank you sounds so good. I will try them as soon as I get some Vidalia's. Thanks again.

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sunshine45 — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 20:00:14 GMT

vidalias are my favorites, but at other times during the year i also use and enjoy maui sweets, texas 1015, and oso sweets. look for them if you cannot find vidalias in the grocery stores.

if i order the vidalias they will be from pittman and davis. they have approximately 28 pounds for $45 and free standard shipping beginning the week of 5/28.

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Noel7 — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 20:12:11 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
are almost in season. Some places are taking orders for May shipment.
I just ordered mine. Sam's Club variety isn't bad, but, I have mine sent in from Georgia.

@SharkE

I didn't know you could order them! How do I find out how to do that? Maybe I can Google...

I love vidalias and we get very few here.

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gidgetgh — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 20:38:20 GMT

Can’t wait for the Vidalia’s! I think my husband read that they’ll be out around 4/28. Somewhere in there.

A local vegetable market gets in some bags of the smaller onions. They’re regular vidalias, but not as big as some of them. The owner’s daughter calls them the peewees. I go as soon as I know they’re in so I can get a couple bags of the peewees. They’re my favorites.

We also bake them. We don’t use boullion but scoop out a little well in the onion, add some butter and low sodium soy sauce. And a little salt and pepper sometimes, sometimes not. Wrap in foil. When we bake them, we bake like 6 at a time. I love them.

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Chicagoan — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:16:22 GMT

I wrap them in foil and quarter (not all the way through), add butter and A1 sauce and bake.

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Nadine O — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:19:16 GMT

That is so good. It tastes like french onion soup. all you would have to do is add the cheese.

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Free2be — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:31:09 GMT

Quite a long time ago I ordered a Vidalia Onion cookbook (recommened here) but have never made anything from it. I didn't know that sweet onions could be hot. What I do know is the onions I buy local don't last very long before going bad. I keep them in the cool garage. Vidalias make the best onion rings.

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brandiwine — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:56:04 GMT

Can't wait to try them. YUM

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Tigriss — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 23:23:40 GMT

I'm live just south of the VIdalia onion growing area. I'm learning to eat onions fully cooked, but get heartburn for days if I eat them less cooked. We too cook them on the grill. We hollow it out a bit, put butter in them, with salt and pepper. I'll have to do some with the beef bullion and butter. Grilled onions I can handle, but not a whole one. I can see how it is like French onion soup. I bet some garlic on them would be great too!

Our schools sell them for fundraisers in 20lb and 40lb bags for $25 & $50. We have many groups that sell them for fundraisers. They are available easily around here. We have family that gets them in bulk, then freeze them whole and diced for future recipes. You can also keep them in the crisper or in a box under the sink or cool cabinet/dark closet.

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webbgarner1 — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 03:50:27 GMT

@KingstonsMom definitely going to try. Love those vidallias but have never had one like this.

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denisemb — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 04:01:08 GMT

I'm a waitin' here in FL. I have a luscious sounding recipe from Pinterest called Hot Caramalized Onion Dip with Bacon and Gruyere that I've been wanting to try...

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ID2 — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 10:43:39 GMT

People order onions? Really? I eat locally grown. Supporting our local farmers.

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Tigriss — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 14:32:32 GMT

@ID2 wrote:
People order onions? Really? I eat locally grown. Supporting our local farmers.

I do, but my local onions are VIdalias. I get supporting local farms, but sometimes you just need something a bit special to treat yourself.