Kitchen

[aroc3435]

@SharkE  I always think of  you when I place my order for the Vidalia onions from Morris Farms in Georgia since you introduced me to this company in 2018 during one of your posts and I've always been happy with this firm and these glorious onions.

So, I just wanted to give you a shout out.  I ordered forty pounds but  when stored properly they keep well and I love their mild, distinct flavor.  

Significant Other will kvetch and moan when the box arrives later in the spring but he finally admits the difference between sweet onions like this and the more typical, year-round, yellow onions.

Their website indicates they will ship the first week of May.

Best,

aroc3435

Washington, DC

[sunshine45]

have VIDALIAS preordered for may from PITTMAN AND DAVIS.

love the taste and quality.

hopefully will also see them in sams club and stores very soon.

cannot get enough of them.

PITTMAN AND DAVIS also has some other good sweet onions......TEXAS 1015s which i also ordered.

[vabreeze]

@aroc3435, Good Morning!

Re:  I ordered forty pounds but  when stored properly they keep well and I love their mild, distinct flavor.  

Just very curious.  Do you mind sharing how you store your Valdalias to keep well?  Do you use them up over several weeks or months?  Thanks.

[aroc3435]

@sunshine45   Thank you.   I'll be sure to peruse the website for the company you reference.  I. know there are other sweet onion varieties and would be happy to have another source for those varieties.

Produce section of Harris Teeter doesn't always have ennough variety although they are fairly good.

Glorious weather here in DC this morning; temperature is already a sunny 76 degrees and climbing.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

[sunshine45]

i slept with my windows open last night @aroc3435 ......it was so mild!

yes, its a beautiful day. ENJOY!

[aroc3435]

@vabreeze   I wrap them individually in squares of old newspaper and put them in canvas bags and keep them in woven seagrass bins on top of my refrigerator.

I think sharke refrigerates hers but I only do that if I cut one open and don't need to use it all in one recipe. 

I'm in a new townhouse with a much larger kitchen area (best feature of the new rental) so may be able to place wrapped and "binned" the same way in a deep under the counter cabinet.

The trick is to not have them touch each other and keep them in the dark and well awaay from storage near potatoes.  Onions and potatoes should never be stored aanywhere near each other.

Cheers!

aroc3435

Washington, DC

[SharkE]

---

@aroc3435 wrote:

@SharkE  I always think of  you when I place my order for the Vidalia onions from Morris Farms in Georgia since you introduced me to this company in 2018 during one of your posts and I've always been happy with this firm and these glorious onions.

So, I just wanted to give you a shout out.  I ordered forty pounds but  when stored properly they keep well and I love their mild, distinct flavor.  

Significant Other will kvetch and moan when the box arrives later in the spring but he finally admits the difference between sweet onions like this and the more typical, year-round, yellow onions.

Their website indicates they will ship the first week of May.

Best,

aroc3435

Washington, DC

---

I usually order 20 lbs. but, like everything else because of the Covid the price has gotten too high, so, I cut down to 10lbs. this year.  I'm gonna get from Sam's anything that says on the bag "Vidalia/Georgia" and cut in half and soak in water to take out the acid.

don't want to pay 43 for onions. 28 for the 10lb

@aroc3435 

[beckyb1012]

I love Vidalia onions but the absolute best are grown just a few miles down the road.  Read up on Noonday Sweet Onions in Noonday, Texas.  They have a website since you cannot visit one of our local grocery stores.

Certified Noonday Sweet Onions

David Claiborne, a lifelong farmer and Vice President of the Noonday Sweet Onion Growers Association has been producing onions for over 10 years, and says the Noonday sweet onion was made famous over 40 years ago as area growers began marketing a really sweet onion.

Customers returned to Noonday, Texas regularly to enjoy more of these delicious treats. Soon a growers association was formed and the onion was certified and guaranteed sweet with the trademark name of Noonday Sweet Onion. The annual onion festival created competition between growers and the race was on to produce the absolute sweetest onion possible.

Each summer, onion lovers flock to farmers markets and roadside stands near Noonday, Texas to enjoy the sweet flavor of the Noonday sweet onion. But now, you can have these East Texas treats shipped right to your front door!

Article in Onion World Magazine featuring David and the Noonday sweet onion.

Located three and a half miles South of Tyler, Texas, in Noonday, Texas, the Noonday Onion Shed grows and ships what some call the sweetest onions in the world.

The Noonday Onion Shed was established in 2004 by David Claiborne and his son, Austin. It is open year round and sales a variety of homegrown vegetables, but the Noonday Sweet Onions are always our top seller.

We our currently in the process of restocking our store. Onions will be available for purchase at the Onion Shed and online after May 24th.

[faeriemoon]

Didn't we have a funny thread last year about the onions being in an accident.  Still gives me a giggle...

[aroc3435]

@SharkE   Understandable.  My order works out to around  $1.80 per pound, so except  fo a special sale price at Harris Teeter that they might offer a couple of times during the season I'm happy with this price point and if Significant Other doesn't use them for everything when he cooks I might be able to have them stay good until Christmas!

Anyway,  just like to give you credit for introducing me to the company and the idea of ordering online.  When the supermarkets get them they are available and then poof! they vanish.

When I lived in Connecticut I could buy a ten pound box on special for about 50 cents a pound at Stop and Shop (Giant down here) or ShopRite.  I always used to. watch for the sales.

Have a happy Friday!

aroc3435

Washington, DC