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Default What happened to peeled onions?


"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 00:00:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>> All this talk of onions got me thinking. Used to be at least in this
>> area,
>> you could buy white or red peeled onions at all of the grocery stores. I
>> think they were priced individually and cost a lot more than the regular
>> ones. They were sold refrigerated.

>
> I've never seen a whole peeled onion (but I'm not looking for them
> either) - I doubt they would sell. I do, however, see diced onions in
> the refrigerated section.


They used to sell here.
>>
>> Oh and a side note. The cloth onion bag that I bought was a waste of
>> money.
>> It did not keep them fresh. One onion spoiled in there. I caught it
>> before
>> it was too bad, but it leeched some green mildew onto the bag. I
>> couldn't
>> get the stain out so just tossed it.
>>

> I bought some net bags for the first time a few weeks ago (months by
> this time) and have no problem with them what-so-ever. I like them
> because I can keep "likes" together, can grab them like I'd grab a
> plastic bag to get everything at once and I've had no problem with
> spoilage from onions to grapes.


Where do you get net bags?