Vidalia onions are here.
They’re the best. Texas Sweet Onions are good too.
I sliced a Vidalia today. Whew. Mm mm mm.
I put some on a sandwich and later a burger.
You can’t beat a Vidalia.
I took a trip down memory lane today. The year was 1999.
I overheard some adults talking about someone eating a Vidalia onion like an apple. They loved them that much.
Well, I knew I liked onions, so I figured I could do that too.
I grabbed a big ole onion out of the bottom drawer of the fridge and peeled back the first couple of layers. I went to the couch in the living room. I had such confidence that this was a good idea. I was going to settle in and go to town on that thing.
Well, no one told me Vidalia’s weren’t in season.
This bulb wasn’t a sweet and mild onion. And I might add, a whole onion is quite different than a slice on a sandwich.
It’s a lot more potent. Armed with naivety, I committed my incisors to the white onion.
The burning sensation. The tears poured from rapidly blinking eyes. There was a sudden release of nasal liquid.
Three bites in, I decided eating raw onions was not my thing.
I stood up. Blinking wildly and barely able to see past my tears, I carried three-quarters of an onion back to the fridge and placed it gingerly in the bottom drawer.
A couple of days later, I was in my room and heard Dad yell, “Who took bites out of this onion and put it back in the fridge?”
I didn’t answer. I had already received the reward for my stupidity.
to those who have bright ideas,
– Caleb
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