On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:56:50 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>Now there is no doubt in my mind that when shallots get old, their heat
>increases tremendously! I cut up a shallot from the CSA package that I got
>two weeks ago. When I first got them, they were mild and sweet. But this
>one is killing me! I cut one up for salad a few days ago and it was much
>hotter than when I first used them but this one is a total sinus cleanser.
>OMG!
>
>Alas, there is no way to tell by looking at them. I knew how old they were
>because I knew when I got them. But it still looked perfectly fine. I
>guess from now on I have to use them up within a few days of getting them.

"How do I neutralize an overpowering onion flavor?"
http://tinyurl.com/q5f293u
Janet US