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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. Cindy -- C.J. Fuller Delete the obvious to email me |
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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. modom "Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes." -- Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
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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. modom "Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes." -- Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
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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. Cindy -- C.J. Fuller Delete the obvious to email me |
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