Why do cut onions continue to grow?
"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 4 May 2014 16:27:46 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>I remember seeing on some cooking show that you are always supposed to cut
>>off one end of the onion if you were not going to use all of it. If you
>>didn't, it would continue to grow. I can't remember if they said the root
>>or top end. I think they said root. But... I almost always cut off both
>>ends and put the rest in the fridge. I would only leave the peel on if I
>>were in a super hurry to get a piece of onion. I have done this when
>>making
>>a sandwich in a hurry. Wash, cut a slice, just removing the peel from the
>>slice then putting the onion in a plastic bag in the fridge to deal with
>>later.
>>
>>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.
>
> Desperation to survive. It's the driving force behind life. Onions are
> living tghings, they want to grtow another onion plant and produce
> even more onions. It's onions do.
Ah... Thanks!
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