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Jerrybo66's avatar
Jerrybo66
Explorer
May 15, 2014

Onions

I read someplace where they were having an onion festival in Texas. I thought either the onions were something special or the Texicans were hard up for an excuse to have a festival. I found their Texas Sweet Onions, #1015 at Costco. They are worth a festival. I had got to the point of not believing the "sweet" ads of onions. I've bought some real "sweet" tear jerkers. Not a tear in the 10# bag of 1015's. I put a half inch slice on a sandwich and just have the flavor, no sting........ Just a FWIW thought. :)
  • for a different angle, try cippolinis with Mario Batali's recipe. Beautiful.
  • 2112's avatar
    2112
    Explorer II
    I have been growing Texas Supersweet 1015's in my garden for many years now.
    One of my cousins was involved in it's development while at A&M years ago.

    As far as a festival? Sounds like another reason to drink beer to me.
  • don't know about onions but I did go past a rocky mountain oyster festival in the rocky mountains. :)
    bumpy
  • Just wait until you grill a nice fat slice. It doesn't get any better
  • We enjoy both the Texas Sweets and the Vidalias. There's a Vidalia Onion Festival too. Good eats.
  • They are really good, if they are authentic. A store her advertised #1015's, but when the wife got them home they were south of the border sweets. My wife is a little gullible and said she ask about them and was told they were the same thing, only from Mexico. (eye roll!)
    I also like the walla Walla and the true Vidalia's. I'm not a fan of the winter South American sweets. The favor isn't bad but the shape and the leaves leave a lot to be desired.