In Awe of Onions
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Re: In Awe of Onions
Who remembers those jars of tiny pickled cocktail onions for a proper Dry martini ?
I expect there are still some lurking somewhere in W’rose .... along with the maraschino cherries and cocktail sticks.
I expect there are still some lurking somewhere in W’rose .... along with the maraschino cherries and cocktail sticks.
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Re: In Awe of Onions
Lovely!! (especially the maraschino cherries which are rather nice eaten from the jar in greedy quantities ).
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Re: In Awe of Onions
They were and still are made by Noëls - both onions and cherries
Isn’t it a Gibson once you add an onion?
Prefer mine straight up with a twist (of lemon peel) as my dad made them
Isn’t it a Gibson once you add an onion?
Prefer mine straight up with a twist (of lemon peel) as my dad made them
Re: In Awe of Onions
(especially the maraschino cherries which are rather nice eaten from the jar in greedy quantities ).
So it’s not just me?
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No it's not just you Amber! These days I might be worrying about the artificial colouring. How times have changed!
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I used to buy borretane onions from The Tesco self-serve section. I quite liked them, but OH didn’t. In the end, I somehow stopped buying them, probably because I found it nicest to shop there very late, which was after after the deli counter had closed. I must go and see if they still have them.
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Why did those bags of frozen peeled tiny onions disappear? They were very handy to have in - but I haven't seen them anywhere for a hellava long time now.
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Re: In Awe of Onions
We’ve discussed this before Lush
I have a pack in my freezer branded Waitrose and delivered by Ocado but I think they are really the French Picard, both Waitrose and Ocado flirt with Picard off and on and I’m not sure if they are currently available, I’ve had these a while
Other than that they seem to be available from catering suppliers only
I have a pack in my freezer branded Waitrose and delivered by Ocado but I think they are really the French Picard, both Waitrose and Ocado flirt with Picard off and on and I’m not sure if they are currently available, I’ve had these a while
Other than that they seem to be available from catering suppliers only
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There was a James martin recipe that called for roscoff onions. I did a start page search and found these
https://www.melissas.com/Roscoff-Pink-Onions-p/1507.htm
https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/v ... l-organic/
No onions as such but seed opportunities
https://www.melissas.com/Roscoff-Pink-Onions-p/1507.htm
https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/v ... l-organic/
No onions as such but seed opportunities
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Roscoff onions used to arrive like this when I was a child, sold in strings by Breton men on bicycles, they went door to door
I think people believe it’s a myth, but I lived within cycling distance of the ferry ports
I think people believe it’s a myth, but I lived within cycling distance of the ferry ports
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Woo hoo! We got them in Kent, too!
It´s a long ride from Dover to Bearsted, but they still came.
It´s a long ride from Dover to Bearsted, but they still came.
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I lived near Camberley in Surrey for a short while. We had one visit there (not very near a port!).
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Prosaically, I think after the first few years there were back up vans containing extra onions and overnight bags. Probably sleeping bags too
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hahahaha - we had them in north herts, too, in the early/mid sixties. even further from a ferry.
i may be misremembering that they had berets and stripes jumpers...
seems like i didn't misremember.
i may be misremembering that they had berets and stripes jumpers...
seems like i didn't misremember.
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I picked the photo as that’s exactly how I remember them - 50/50 caps and berets, worn woollen jackets, sometimes blue workwear, never remember the striped tops which are more sailor’s costume than farmers I think
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When we were in Roscoff some years ago, I bought these red onions and was chatting to the lady I bought them from and she told us her father used to come to Britain with a truck load of them and a bicycle on top and sell them from his bike. They were nice onions but not as sweet at the Greek one. I only have half left and am saving it for chopped garnish over the fava hummus on Wed.
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The picture is just as I remember them too (though some men were considerably older I think). I suppose it must have been worth their while but wonder if they really made that much money. I have a recollection of them being quite expensive but being thought of as special. I don't think my mother ever bought them.
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As some of you know my brother grows a few onions http://www.suffolkproduce.co.uk/onions.html
Awesome indeed.
Awesome indeed.
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Re: In Awe of Onions
Lovely, Suffs! No wonder we rarely see the Frenchmen on bicycles any more !
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