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Default what part of the ---do you use?

On Mon, 17 May 2021 10:10:01 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2021-05-17 10:04 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 9:28:53 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:

>
>>>>
>>> Good grief, Cindy. Using only one green onion? Why bother?

>>
>> Because we don't all cook for a regiment. A single green onion
>> is more than enough for one or two servings of chicken, tuna, or
>> salmon salad. I can't speak for Dave and his wife, but I'd like to
>> taste something besides green onion in any of those dishes.
>>

>
>The green onion is there to add some flavour to the chicken, not to
>overwhelm it. I usually make only enough for one or two servings so
>half a green onion is more than enough. Sheldon might use two bunches,
>but would have enough for a platoon.


No platoon here, those days are long gone, that was more than fifty
years ago.

Part of a raw green onion imparts as much onion flavor as a whole raw
green onion. I never use part of any onion, I choose one the size
needed for the dish. When I buy onions I choose them in several
sizes, I never save part of an onion, I use it all. I see no point in
slicing into an onion for just a wee bit... that's what dehy onions
are for.... I keep a jar of dehy onions in the pantry for the same
reason I keep dehy garlic. Anyway I'd no sooner use part of an onion
as part of a banana. Thinking about it it's been years since I've
bought green onions. Lately I only buy sweet onions like Vidalias,
they're available in various sizes and I choose an assortment.