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Default Caramelized Onions in Crockpot



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> On Sat, 5 Jul 2014 12:02:48 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>>> On Fri, 04 Jul 2014 19:01:16 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>>>On 7/4/2014 6:07 PM, Janet wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
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>>>>>> Would it be easier to find Walla Walla onions near London?
>>>>>
>>>>> Probably not, but we can buy seeds to grow them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Janet UK (not in London)
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>>>>Nope. Sweet onions like Vidalia, Walla Walla, Texas 1015 are
>>>>trademarked and can only be grown in certain areas. They also need a
>>>>certain soil or they won't have the sweet flavor they are famous for.
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>>>>OTOH, if you caramelize them, you won't know the difference in the end
>>>>result.
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>>> I tried some Vidalia once and found them disappointing, think I prefer
>>> onion with some bite.

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>>Oh the onions I use have bite alright )

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> I might try the crockpot method, perhaps going to a BBQ or something,
> offer to take the side.


Depends on how many you need to take, because they cook down a loooooooooong
way! I started out with the pot nearly full and you saw how many I ended up
with.


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