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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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>>>> They're grown in Walla Walla Washington. Not sure if you can get them
>>>> >> anywhere far from here unless you order online.
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>>> They sell them all over my area of CA during season.
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>> I would say that you're relatively close though. We can get Anaheim
>> chiles here. But I doubt that you could find either thing on the East
>> coast. At least I never did.
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> We get both here in the Midwest, so they've made it at least half way
> across the country.

In looking them up, it seems that Walla Walla sweets are available
nationwide. I just never saw them in NY or MA. Also in NY I could not find
jicama or Anaheim chiles. Don't think that I looked for them in MA.