"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 4 May 2014 16:27:46 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> But lately, I cut off both ends, peel and put the rest of the onion in a
>> plastic bag but... The onion continues to seem to grow from the top end.
>> It doesn't form a green sprout but pushes up from the middle until the
>> middle is sticking up. Makes it a tad hard to get good slices but is not
>> a
>> problem for chunks or dices.
>
> Its not growing, it's dehydrating causing the outside to shrink and
> the middle to pop out.
>
> That's usually after about 3+ weeks. Maybe you just need to use
> onions quicker.

It's happening the day after I cut them. Actually it just happened with one
that I cut perhaps 5 hours ago. Went to get some more and it was like that.
Don't think I have seen this before.