On 7/3/2014 11:13 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>> On 7/3/2014 8:02 PM, Cheri wrote:
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>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>>>>> I know about carmelizing onions, I've done it many times in a
>>>>> skillet, but never in a crockpot. The last time was when I made
>>>>> German Zwiebelkuchen last year.
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>>>> Keep using your skillet!
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>>> I think the Walla Walla sweets might not be the best for the crock pot.
>>> I'm curious, so one of these days I'll try it with yellow onions.
>>>
>>> Cheri
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>> You're right that it's kind of a waste to treat sweet onions this way.
>> The magic of the process is that you can turn ordinary sulfur-laden
>> onions with a nasty bite into something sweet and savory. It's quite
>> amazing.
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> That is the kind of onions I am working with. I haven't seen Walla
> Walla onions.
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We're into sweet onions in the states. The variety that's popular over
here is the Maui or Kula onion. We drove through the Kula district
recently which is on the side of a volcano. I never saw a single onion
field. That was a little disappointing. I don't know how that works.

Anyway, it's an important holiday over here today - I guess you guys are
partly responsible for that. Thanks. :-)