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Does Anyone Do Creamed Onions Any More?

ECBG — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:05:06 GMT

I just happened to think of creamed onions.

I always spent the weekend in town with my Victorian grandmother and grandfather.

On Sunday afternoon, we went to a wonderful resturant. I remember picking out vegetables that came in little glass bowls. I loved creamed onions!

I never think to do them!

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Jersey Born — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:11:06 GMT

@ECBG - What, exactly, are creamed onions? I understand raw onions and cooked onions and even fried onions, but what is the purpose for creamed onions? Do you put them into soup? Do you dip pieces of bread into it? I have never heard of creamed onions.

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fthunt — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:13:05 GMT

Love that dish but haven't had in 30 years or more. I'm a simple 'cook' - did have boiled dinner with onions last night = love those too.

Never met an onion I didn't like !!

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haddon9 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:15:09 GMT

I remember way back to the 1960s my aunt & uncle would serve creamed onions (which I never ate) as one of the sides for Thanksgiving dinner.

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kittyloo — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:16:55 GMT

Oooooo I haven't thought about them in ages!

Pearl onions (cocktail onion size) in a cream sauce.

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ECBG — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:22:03 GMT

@Jersey Born wrote:
@ECBG - What, exactly, are creamed onions? I understand raw onions and cooked onions and even fried onions, but what is the purpose for creamed onions? Do you put them into soup? Do you dip pieces of bread into it? I have never heard of creamed onions.

@Jersey Born

A seasoned white sauce is made. The small drained cocktail onions are well drained and added, I believe. I haven't seen onions that small in a grocery store. I loved them, but love onions in general. Hot onions can be "mellowed" out by putting pieces in vinegar water.

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fancy pantsy — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:23:19 GMT

my mother used to make them at thanksgiving, and i hadn't thought of them in a long time, but a few years ago, i made them to have with our thanksgiving, but i'm afraid there was way too much other food and they were hardly touched. they were good though.

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CJC — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:24:41 GMT

Two side dishes my mom always made for our big Christmas Day dinner in the 50's thru mid 70's were creamed onions and escolloped oysters. I disliked both.....typical teen....

Had an uncle, a physician, who loved the oysters, but he was too fugal to allow his wife to buy them, so always looked forward to my mom's dinner. 😉. Still have my mom's recipes for both dishes, but I've never made them myself.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:31:35 GMT

My mother prepared them with every Christmas dinner. Helping her prepare them was a nightmare. Onions are so strong in December, I'd peel, cut and cry a river. I wasn't that crazy about eating them and I hated preparing them. She used big, white onions, no pearl onions.

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nana59 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:33:57 GMT

made them back in the 70's....first thanksgiving i was hosting....made them ahead....when i heated them in the oven...i left the plastic wrap on!! never made them again!!

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:39:19 GMT

My Grandmother made them every Thanksgiving. They were always eaten up. I found the frozen pearl onions last year and had a recipe for the sauce. Never made them as there was a disaster with the turkey.

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ECBG — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:22:13 GMT

@CJC wrote:
Two side dishes my mom always made for our big Christmas Day dinner in the 50's thru mid 70's were creamed onions and escolloped oysters. I disliked both.....typical teen....
Had an uncle, a physician, who loved the oysters, but he was too fugal to allow his wife to buy them, so always looked forward to my mom's dinner. 😉. Still have my mom's recipes for both dishes, but I've never made them myself.

@CJC

May I please have your creamed onions please?

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amyb — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:22:45 GMT

Never had them. Weren't a Thanksgiving dish for us. They do sound like an old timey dish from the 50's, as some have said here. Growing up in an Italian American family, just wouldn't have been a staple for us...although maybe it was for some.

Speaking of those small "cocktail onions", they are hard to find these days. I did find a frozen bag a few years ago. I use them when making meatloaf, my mom's recipe was to make the meatloaf in a casserole dish surrounded by carrots, peas, and those onions. These days I just cut up a regular onion, but I love it best with those little round ones, like I remember the dish...all baked together. 😋

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ECBG — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:23:03 GMT

@fancy pantsy wrote:
my mother used to make them at thanksgiving, and i hadn't thought of them in a long time, but a few years ago, i made them to have with our thanksgiving, but i'm afraid there was way too much other food and they were hardly touched. they were good though.

@fancy pantsy Do you have the recipe please?

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ECBG — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:26:18 GMT

@amyb wrote:
Never had them. Weren't a Thanksgiving dish for us. They do sound like an old timey dish from the 50's, as some have said here. Growing up in an Italian American family, just wouldn't have been a staple for us...although maybe it was for some.

Speaking of those small "cocktail onions", they are hard to find these days. I did find a frozen bag a few years ago. I use them when making meatloaf, my mom's recipe was to make the meatloaf in a casserole dish surrounded by carrots, peas, and those onions. These days I just cut up a regular onion, but I love it best with those little round ones, like I remember the dish...all baked together. 😋

@amyb

I'm very interested. Baked? Since mine at the restaurant had no browned top, I thought the small drained onions were just added to the white sauce.

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amyb — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:37:37 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@amyb wrote:
Never had them. Weren't a Thanksgiving dish for us. They do sound like an old timey dish from the 50's, as some have said here. Growing up in an Italian American family, just wouldn't have been a staple for us...although maybe it was for some.

Speaking of those small "cocktail onions", they are hard to find these days. I did find a frozen bag a few years ago. I use them when making meatloaf, my mom's recipe was to make the meatloaf in a casserole dish surrounded by carrots, peas, and those onions. These days I just cut up a regular onion, but I love it best with those little round ones, like I remember the dish...all baked together. 😋
@amyb

I'm very interested. Baked? Since mine at the restaurant had no browned top, I thought the small drained onions were just added to the white sauce.

Didn't mean to confuse you. I've never made creamed onions. I was just mentioning I try to find those small onions to make my meatloaf with, which I bake along with carrots, peas and onions as my mom always did. She always used those small onions, but I can't always find them anymore.

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RedTop — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:59:30 GMT

I've never eaten creamed onions and am not aware of anyone in my family ever making this dish.

However, it is a rare day when we don't use 1 or 2 onions in this house. Right now there are 100 lbs of onions in my garage!

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ECBG — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:10 GMT

@amyb wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
@amyb wrote:
Never had them. Weren't a Thanksgiving dish for us. They do sound like an old timey dish from the 50's, as some have said here. Growing up in an Italian American family, just wouldn't have been a staple for us...although maybe it was for some.

Speaking of those small "cocktail onions", they are hard to find these days. I did find a frozen bag a few years ago. I use them when making meatloaf, my mom's recipe was to make the meatloaf in a casserole dish surrounded by carrots, peas, and those onions. These days I just cut up a regular onion, but I love it best with those little round ones, like I remember the dish...all baked together. 😋
@amyb

I'm very interested. Baked? Since mine at the restaurant had no browned top, I thought the small drained onions were just added to the white sauce.
Didn't mean to confuse you. I've never made creamed onions. I was just mentioning I try to find those small onions to make my meatloaf with, which I bake along with carrots, peas and onions as my mom always did. She always used those small onions, but I can't always find them anymore.

@amyb

I get them in about an 8 oz glass jar in the canned vegetable area at my store. I guess people put them on a tooth pick for drinks. I've been using them after draining.

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Eileen in Virginia — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:29:15 GMT

My mother used to make these to serve with Sunday dinners. I loved them, but DH and DS don't care for them, so I don't make them anymore. I do make a sweet and tangy version that they like. I use thawed pearl onions instead of fresh. They're so much easier (and much less teary) than fresh!

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IdahoGram — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:40:52 GMT

I'm 81 yrs old and remember my grandmother making creamed peas and onions. It was one of my favorites when visiting my grandparents. I think they were both fresh from the garden and yes they were the pearl onions. I don't recall having them since she passed away in the 60's at 99 yrs old.