On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:53:47 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:38:55 -0600, zxcvbob
> wrote:
>
>>
>> sf wrote:
>> >
>> > ...The holy trinity of Chinese cooking is onion, garlic
>> > and ginger in (fairly) equal proportions.
>>
>> I thought that trinity was garlic, ginger, and sherry.
>>
>Sherry is not part of that trinity.... although I could vote
>it fourth.

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 15:56:14 GMT, Marilyn George >
wrote:

>On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:53:47 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:38:55 -0600, zxcvbob
> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>> >
>>> > ...The holy trinity of Chinese cooking is onion, garlic
>>> > and ginger in (fairly) equal proportions.
>>>
>>> I thought that trinity was garlic, ginger, and sherry.
>>>
>>Sherry is not part of that trinity.... although I could vote
>>it fourth.

i would think sherry or shao hsing wine is in more recipes that onion,
especially if you mean *onion* onions and not scallions.

your pal,
blake