On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:36:29 GMT, Cindy Fuller
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Michael Odom > wrote:
>
>> On 12 Oct 2004 11:11:01 -0700,
>> (Christopher A. Steele) wrote:
>>
>> >If I understand correctly what I've read on the Net, some varieties of
>> >onion are more apt to make one cry than others. I'd like to know which
>> >varieties are the WORST ... "cry wise." ( I already understand the
>> >chemistry that causes the sobbing )
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >
>> Oddly, I've had the worst problems with shallots. No idea why.
>>
>>
>Shallots bother me, too. You usually don't use that many in a recipe,
>but they do pack a punch.
>
Another poster indicated that old onions are more likely to make you
tear up than fresh ones. I wonder if my weeping over shallots is due
to their being almost always less fresh than other onions in the
store.


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