On 6/20/2013 3:19 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:48:04 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>
>> On 6/20/2013 2:44 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:23:55 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:58:33 -0500, "Polly Esther"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am reading "Leaving Home" by Louise Grace. Reading old cookbooks is
>>>>> something I enjoy; occasionally I even learn something. Beneath her recipe
>>>>> for French Onion Soup, Ms Grace adds the note: Do not store onions next to
>>>>> potatoes for they will take moisture from the potato and tend to mold
>>>>> faster.
>>>>> Do you suppose there's any truth to this? Polly
>>>>
>>>> False. They will cause the potatoes to sprout.
>>>
>>> That's it.
>>>
>>
>> As will simple dark drawer neglect...
>
> I learned, after it was specifically pointed out, to separate them. I
> now keep my potatoes in a cupboard drawer (not a refrigerator bin) and
> my onions are on the counter with winter squash.
>

I have the potatoes and onions separated by 2 drawers, so far so good...