I usually buy the bags of smaller onions because I prefer being able
to use it up quickly and not have a cut onion sitting around in my
refrigerator. However, this week the price of bagged onions was too
high for me and the loose, larger onions looked interesting. They
were flat at both ends, like a giant cippolini onion, and the sticker
said USA - so I bought a couple of them. Imagine my surprise when I
googled ososweetonions.com and discovered that they are grown in
Chili. How do they get away with saying USA on the sticker with no
indication of being grown in Chili?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 2012-06-22 16:32:28 +0000, sf said:

> They were flat at both ends, like a giant cippolini onion, and the sticker
> said USA - so I bought a couple of them. Imagine my surprise when I
> googled ososweetonions.com and discovered that they are grown in
> Chili.

It's understanable a cook would spell it Chili, but the country is
Chile. The onions can and are grown elsewhere.

> How do they get away with saying USA on the sticker with no indication
> of being grown in Chili?

By growing them in the US.

On the website you indicate above is this quote:

"Not only are our world-class onions grown in Chile, but we have also
found an ideal growing area in Weslaco, Texas. These domestically grown
onions feature the same Chilean size, taste, and quality, but allow our
sweet onion season to be extended all the way through May."

On 6/22/2012 12:32 PM, gtr wrote:
> On 2012-06-22 16:32:28 +0000, sf said:
>
>> They were flat at both ends, like a giant cippolini onion, and the sticker
>> said USA - so I bought a couple of them. Imagine my surprise when I
>> googled ososweetonions.com and discovered that they are grown in
>> Chili.
>
> It's understanable a cook would spell it Chili, but the country is
> Chile. The onions can and are grown elsewhere.
>
>> How do they get away with saying USA on the sticker with no indication
>> of being grown in Chili?
>
> By growing them in the US.
>
> On the website you indicate above is this quote:
>
> "Not only are our world-class onions grown in Chile, but we have also
> found an ideal growing area in Weslaco, Texas. These domestically grown
> onions feature the same Chilean size, taste, and quality, but allow our
> sweet onion season to be extended all the way through May."


Weslaco in in the Rio Grande Valley and Becca and I go there often. It
is amazing to see acres and acres of onions. The last time we were
there, we bought a 35 pound bag of onions for $7. Janet W. lives very
near there.

George L

On 2012-06-22 17:53:54 +0000, George Leppla said:

> Weslaco in in the Rio Grande Valley and Becca and I go there often. It
> is amazing to see acres and acres of onions. The last time we were
> there, we bought a 35 pound bag of onions for $7. Janet W. lives very
> near there.

So their good. Vidalia good, right? Or are they significantly different?
>

On 6/22/2012 1:07 PM, gtr wrote:
> On 2012-06-22 17:53:54 +0000, George Leppla said:
>
>> Weslaco in in the Rio Grande Valley and Becca and I go there often. It
>> is amazing to see acres and acres of onions. The last time we were
>> there, we bought a 35 pound bag of onions for $7. Janet W. lives very
>> near there.
>
> So their good. Vidalia good, right? Or are they significantly different?
>>
>


I'm not sure if we ever got those specific onions. I think most of the
ones grown down there are Texas 1015 and they are as good as Vidalia.
I'm not fussy about which onions I buy so I really haven't paid attention.

George L

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:07:17 -0700, gtr > wrote:

> So their good.

So "THEIR" good?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 2012-06-22 18:37:03 +0000, sf said:

> On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:07:17 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>
>> So their good.
>
> So "THEIR" good?

I'm sorry I meant to type "they're" good. I have a tendency to such
words and have found over the years that I swap the spelling of words
that only vaguely sound the same, or sound the same only with a Texas
accent. It's a curious thing and I associate it with being a musician
all my life.

Again my sincerest apologies.

gtr wrote:
>
> On 2012-06-22 17:53:54 +0000, George Leppla said:
>
> > Weslaco in in the Rio Grande Valley and Becca and I go there often. It
> > is amazing to see acres and acres of onions. The last time we were
> > there, we bought a 35 pound bag of onions for $7. Janet W. lives very
> > near there.
>
> So their good. Vidalia good, right? Or are they significantly different?
> >

Validia onions are extremely mild..you can eat them like an apple. I prefer
the stronger onions.... I buy yellow mostly but sometimes will pay extra for
the stronger red onions.

Anyway, a 35lb bag of onions for $7 is almost inconceivable to me. What a
great deal!

Gary

On 6/22/2012 1:57 PM, Gary wrote:
> gtr wrote:
>>
>> On 2012-06-22 17:53:54 +0000, George Leppla said:
>>
>>> Weslaco in in the Rio Grande Valley and Becca and I go there often. It
>>> is amazing to see acres and acres of onions. The last time we were
>>> there, we bought a 35 pound bag of onions for $7. Janet W. lives very
>>> near there.
>>
>> So their good. Vidalia good, right? Or are they significantly different?
>>>
>
> Validia onions are extremely mild..you can eat them like an apple. I prefer
> the stronger onions.... I buy yellow mostly but sometimes will pay extra for
> the stronger red onions.
>
> Anyway, a 35lb bag of onions for $7 is almost inconceivable to me. What a
> great deal!


Whenever we go down there we visit a few farm markets and roadside
stands and load up with whatever is in season. If we go in the winter,
ruby red grapefruit are usually $4 to $5 for an 18 pound bag. Limes are
usually 20 for $1. I think Becca got a bag full of poblano peppers for
$2 once.

I love that area and we gave serious thought to moving there.

George L

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:43:45 -0700, gtr > wrote:

> On 2012-06-22 18:37:03 +0000, sf said:
>
> > On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:07:17 -0700, gtr > wrote:
> >
> >> So their good.
> >
> > So "THEIR" good?
>
> I'm sorry I meant to type "they're" good. I have a tendency to such
> words and have found over the years that I swap the spelling of words
> that only vaguely sound the same, or sound the same only with a Texas
> accent. It's a curious thing and I associate it with being a musician
> all my life.
>
> Again my sincerest apologies.

I was just pointing out that when you criticize others for their
spelling mistakes, it invariably comes back to bite you in the butt.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 6/22/2012 2:43 PM, gtr wrote:
>
> I'm sorry I meant to type "they're" good. I have a tendency to such
> words and have found over the years that I swap the spelling of words
> that only vaguely sound the same, or sound the same only with a Texas
> accent. It's a curious thing and I associate it with being a musician
> all my life.

I do that sometimes too and since it one of my pet peeves, I have to
laugh hard at myself when I do it. Sometimes I'll see that I wrote "to"
rather than "too" and that's a pet peeve as well.

On 6/22/2012 2:57 PM, Gary wrote:
> gtr wrote:
>>
>> On 2012-06-22 17:53:54 +0000, George Leppla said:
>>
>>> Weslaco in in the Rio Grande Valley and Becca and I go there often. It
>>> is amazing to see acres and acres of onions. The last time we were
>>> there, we bought a 35 pound bag of onions for $7. Janet W. lives very
>>> near there.
>>
>> So their good. Vidalia good, right? Or are they significantly different?
>>>
>
> Validia onions are extremely mild..you can eat them like an apple. I prefer
> the stronger onions.... I buy yellow mostly but sometimes will pay extra for
> the stronger red onions.
>
> Anyway, a 35lb bag of onions for $7 is almost inconceivable to me. What a
> great deal!

For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.

On 6/22/2012 3:07 PM, George Leppla wrote:
>
> Whenever we go down there we visit a few farm markets and roadside
> stands and load up with whatever is in season. If we go in the winter,
> ruby red grapefruit are usually $4 to $5 for an 18 pound bag. Limes are
> usually 20 for $1. I think Becca got a bag full of poblano peppers for
> $2 once.
>
> I love that area and we gave serious thought to moving there.

One of my nieces now lives in southern Texas, Corpus Christi area, and
she posted her recent haul from something called the Fruit King. Wish
we had something like that here.

Cheryl wrote:

> For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.

If they're not grown in Vidalia (in Georgia), they're not Vidalia
onions. The owners of the breed have some kind of lock on the name.

On 6/22/2012 8:02 PM, George M. Middius wrote:
> Cheryl wrote:
>
>> For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.
>
> If they're not grown in Vidalia (in Georgia), they're not Vidalia
> onions. The owners of the breed have some kind of lock on the name.

One time a woman I worked with had to pick up Vidalia onions for
her soon to be mil. I thought maybe Vidalias weren't in season.
She said Oh, they probably get them from Brazil or somewhere.
Funny. Anyway, I told her there might be other sweet onions, they
are usually not round, but a flatter shape.

nancy

"sf" > wrote in message
...
>
> I usually buy the bags of smaller onions because I prefer being able
> to use it up quickly and not have a cut onion sitting around in my
> refrigerator. However, this week the price of bagged onions was too
> high for me and the loose, larger onions looked interesting. They
> were flat at both ends, like a giant cippolini onion, and the sticker
> said USA - so I bought a couple of them. Imagine my surprise when I
> googled ososweetonions.com and discovered that they are grown in
> Chili. How do they get away with saying USA on the sticker with no
> indication of being grown in Chili?
>
> --
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

I don't know aboutOso sweet onions. Sweet vidalia onions (from Georgia) are
about to come to market. They're usually rather large and very sweet, for
yellow onions. They work great in any dish that calls for sweet onions.

In this area it's harvest season for early crops. Tomatoes are being picked
and sent out in trucks. They're definitely red tomatoes. There's a
processing plant down the road where they cook tomatoes and then can them.
These places only operate few times a year. It depends on the season and
the harvest.

Jill

On 2012-06-22 23:00:52 +0000, sf said:

> On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:43:45 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>
>> On 2012-06-22 18:37:03 +0000, sf said:
>>
>>> On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:07:17 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>>>
>>>> So their good.
>>>
>>> So "THEIR" good?
>>
>> I'm sorry I meant to type "they're" good. I have a tendency to such
>> words and have found over the years that I swap the spelling of words
>> that only vaguely sound the same, or sound the same only with a Texas
>> accent. It's a curious thing and I associate it with being a musician
>> all my life.
>>
>> Again my sincerest apologies.
>
> I was just pointing out that when you criticize others for their
> spelling mistakes, it invariably comes back to bite you in the butt.

If I criticize others for their spelling I'll try to remember that.

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:09:52 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 6/22/2012 2:57 PM, Gary wrote:
>> gtr wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2012-06-22 17:53:54 +0000, George Leppla said:
>>>
>>>> Weslaco in in the Rio Grande Valley and Becca and I go there often. It
>>>> is amazing to see acres and acres of onions. The last time we were
>>>> there, we bought a 35 pound bag of onions for $7. Janet W. lives very
>>>> near there.
>>>
>>> So their good. Vidalia good, right? Or are they significantly different?
>>>>
>>
>> Validia onions are extremely mild..you can eat them like an apple. I prefer
>> the stronger onions.... I buy yellow mostly but sometimes will pay extra for
>> the stronger red onions.
>>
>> Anyway, a 35lb bag of onions for $7 is almost inconceivable to me. What a
>> great deal!
>
>For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.

Vidalia onions can only come from Vidalia County, Georgia. The soil
and growing conditions there give them the distinct flavor. The onion
is actually a Granex. When Granex is grown in Texas it is a 10-14(?)
for the date in which they are planted and in Washington state they
are Walla-Walla.

Guess I will have to find a name for the Granex I grow.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:19:32 -0400, The Cook >
wrote:



>>>
>>> Anyway, a 35lb bag of onions for $7 is almost inconceivable to me. What a
>>> great deal!
>>
>>For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.
>
>Vidalia onions can only come from Vidalia County, Georgia. The soil
>and growing conditions there give them the distinct flavor. The onion
>is actually a Granex. When Granex is grown in Texas it is a 10-14(?)
>for the date in which they are planted and in Washington state they
>are Walla-Walla.
>
>Guess I will have to find a name for the Granex I grow.

I like the sweet onions for salads or on a burger. I see people
buying them to fry though. Once cooked, it has the same flavor as the
regular yellow onions.

Cheryl wrote:
>
> For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.

Officially, they do but you can buy or grow your own anywhere. Basically
the same onion but they aren't allowed to be called, "Vidalia," unless they
were grown there. Georgia farmers were smart enough to copyright the name
many years ago.

G.

On Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:30:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On Sat, 23 Jun 2012 07:19:32 -0400, The Cook >
>wrote:
>
>
>
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, a 35lb bag of onions for $7 is almost inconceivable to me. What a
>>>> great deal!
>>>
>>>For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.
>>
>>Vidalia onions can only come from Vidalia County, Georgia. The soil
>>and growing conditions there give them the distinct flavor. The onion
>>is actually a Granex. When Granex is grown in Texas it is a 10-14(?)
>>for the date in which they are planted and in Washington state they
>>are Walla-Walla.
>>
>>Guess I will have to find a name for the Granex I grow.
>
>I like the sweet onions for salads or on a burger. I see people
>buying them to fry though. Once cooked, it has the same flavor as the
>regular yellow onions.

Very true. I bought three jumbo Vidalias yesterday (on sale at
$1.49/lb, looked picture perfect), used one in a salad for lunch,
eaten raw it was mild and tasty. For dinner I fried two for my
burger, tasted no different than any fried onions. I won't be cooking
Vidalias's anymore, they cost twice as much as ordinary yellow onions.

On Jun 22, 8:22*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > I usually buy the bags of smaller onions because I prefer being able
> > to use it up quickly and not have a cut onion sitting around in my
> > refrigerator. *However, this week the price of bagged onions was too
> > high for me and the loose, larger onions looked interesting. *They
> > were flat at both ends, like a giant cippolini onion, and the sticker
> > said USA - so I bought a couple of them. *Imagine my surprise when I
> > googled ososweetonions.com and discovered that they are grown in
> > Chili. *How do they get away with saying USA on the sticker with no
> > indication of being grown in Chili?
>
>
> I don't know aboutOso sweet onions. *Sweet vidalia onions (from Georgia) are
> about to come to market. *They're usually rather large and very sweet, for
> yellow onions. *They work great in any dish that calls for sweet onions..


I also see sweets from Maui and Walla Walla.

spamtrap1888 wrote:
>"jmcquown" wrote:
>> "sf" wrote:
>>
>> > I usually buy the bags of smaller onions because I prefer being able
>> > to use it up quickly and not have a cut onion sitting around in my
>> > refrigerator. *However, this week the price of bagged onions was too
>> > high for me and the loose, larger onions looked interesting. *They
>> > were flat at both ends, like a giant cippolini onion, and the sticker
>> > said USA - so I bought a couple of them. *Imagine my surprise when I
>> > googled ososweetonions.com and discovered that they are grown in
>> > Chili. *How do they get away with saying USA on the sticker with no
>> > indication of being grown in Chili?

Same reason Roma tomatos are often labeled "Product of Mexico"... the
USDA requires a country of origin label.

>> I don't know about Oso sweet onions. *Sweet vidalia onions (from Georgia) are
>> about to come to market. *They're usually rather large and very sweet, for
>> yellow onions. *They work great in any dish that calls for sweet onions.
>
>I also see sweets from Maui and Walla Walla.

Supposedly unless grown at those locations they can't legally be
labeled/marketed that they are (Oso is not a location), however they
will grow anywhere onions grow. My neighbor grows granex onions in
his home garden, no different from the Vidalias I bought yesterday,
only difference was the sticker on each one, and of course they cost
double the price of other onions. I really only bought them because I
wanted them now and onions aren't harvested here until late summer...
and I won't be cooking them anymore because when cooked they taste
exactly the same as any common onion... I should have saved those two
for the next time I made a salad, especially since they weren't about
to go off like some other produce, onions keep very well.
Anyone who wants can grow Granex onions:
http://www.burpee.com/Vegetables/Oni...8.html?cid=PPC
My local Agway sells onion sets of several varieties including Granex,
I just don't grow onions.

On Jun 23, 4:19*am, The Cook > wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:09:52 -0400, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >On 6/22/2012 2:57 PM, Gary wrote:
> >> gtr wrote:
>
> >>> On 2012-06-22 17:53:54 +0000, George Leppla said:
>
> >>>> Weslaco in in the Rio Grande Valley and Becca and I go there often. It
> >>>> is amazing to see acres and acres of onions. *The last time we were
> >>>> there, we bought a 35 pound bag of onions for $7. * Janet W. lives very
> >>>> near there.
>
> >>> So their good. *Vidalia good, right? *Or are they significantly different?
>
> >> Validia onions are extremely mild..you can eat them like an apple. *I prefer
> >> the stronger onions.... I buy yellow mostly but sometimes will pay extra for
> >> the stronger red onions.
>
> >> Anyway, a 35lb bag of onions for $7 is almost inconceivable to me. * What a
> >> great deal!
>
> >For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.
>
> Vidalia onions can only come from Vidalia County, Georgia. *The soil
> and growing conditions there give them the distinct flavor. *The onion
> is actually a Granex. *When Granex is grown in Texas it is a 10-14(?)
> for the date in which they are planted and in Washington state they
> are Walla-Walla.
>
> Guess I will have to find a name for the Granex I grow.
>
> --
> Susan N.
>
> "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
> 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
> Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

Susani?

On 6/23/2012 9:52 AM, Gary wrote:
> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> For some reason I thought most Vidalia onions come from Georgia.
>
> Officially, they do but you can buy or grow your own anywhere. Basically
> the same onion but they aren't allowed to be called, "Vidalia," unless they
> were grown there. Georgia farmers were smart enough to copyright the name
> many years ago.
>
> G.
>

You can grow them anywhere but very likely you will get a "hotter"
onion. The main reason they taste the way they do is the somewhat unique
low sulfur content soil where they are grown.