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Offline NRA4LIFE

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Re: Preserving onions whole (drying)? ? ?
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2010, 11:11:44 AM »
Michelle,

I have had no problem whatsoever storing them in my garage, even if it's hot right now.  I even think it helps a bit to get them really dry right now.
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Re: Preserving onions whole (drying)? ? ?
« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2010, 11:54:03 AM »
I grow Walla Walla sweets and only pull them when I'm ready to eat them. What stays in the ground will grow new green tops in the Fall (the old green tops will die). We then eat the green tops at that time through Fall and Winter. Come Spring, I let them grow new tops. These new tops will grow seed heads. The seed heads will bring in Bumble bees which is a good thing (especially around here). The seeds will then be used another year.

Keep rotating your garden like this and don't rely on the local store to have seeds each year. There will come a time when they are not available and if you have extra seeds that can reproduce, they will be worth a small fortune.

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Re: Preserving onions whole (drying)? ? ?
« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2010, 12:45:09 PM »
I've diced up several onions before and made a few vacuum sealed bags and stuck them in the freezer.  It sure is nice at hunting camp to pull out a bag of already diced onions and dump them into the pan with no smelly hands.   They seemed to keep fairly well (fresh) in the freezer.

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Re: Preserving onions whole (drying)? ? ?
« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2010, 05:56:27 PM »
Hmmm I never thought of freezing them.  That is a good idea.  I love onion and will eat it in or on pretty much anything.

I am making 3 batches of Bread and Butter Pickles right now with as many of the onions as I can.  i will probably use up atleast 10 of them.

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Re: Preserving onions whole (drying)? ? ?
« Reply #19 on: August 15, 2010, 10:48:00 AM »
My problem is I have dark places but none of them are really cool.   

YAR Material right there! LOL  Good thread though.
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