Posted by Ohioguy on February 6, 2010, 10:45 am
"Unless you are a gardener, shallots are more commonly known as onions.
Used in the same way, and having the same taste......"
That's an actual quote from a website, gardenzone.info, and I don't
think I really agree.
Now I've been experimenting with alternatives to Onions, mostly
because my wife hates the smell. I tried leeks, then some purple
shallots from the local grocery. What I found was that she hates the
smell of all of them, so we are having a vented hood installed over the
stove.
Anyway, I love cooking with onions, but now I think I may prefer the
flavor of shallots. I was wondering if anyone could point me to a bulk
source? I'm thinking of planting a roughly 4' by 10' area with them.
Thanks!
Posted by Wildbilly on February 6, 2010, 9:17 pm
wrote:
> "Unless you are a gardener, shallots are more commonly known as onions.
> Used in the same way, and having the same taste......"
>
> That's an actual quote from a website, gardenzone.info, and I don't
> think I really agree.
>
> Now I've been experimenting with alternatives to Onions, mostly
> because my wife hates the smell. I tried leeks, then some purple
> shallots from the local grocery. What I found was that she hates the
> smell of all of them, so we are having a vented hood installed over the
> stove.
>
> Anyway, I love cooking with onions, but now I think I may prefer the
> flavor of shallots. I was wondering if anyone could point me to a bulk
> source? I'm thinking of planting a roughly 4' by 10' area with them.
> Thanks!
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/c-46-shallots.aspx
or
http://www.southernexposure.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
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Posted by The Cook on February 7, 2010, 8:40 am
wrote:
>wrote:
>> "Unless you are a gardener, shallots are more commonly known as onions.
>> Used in the same way, and having the same taste......"
>>
>> That's an actual quote from a website, gardenzone.info, and I don't
>> think I really agree.
>>
>> Now I've been experimenting with alternatives to Onions, mostly
>> because my wife hates the smell. I tried leeks, then some purple
>> shallots from the local grocery. What I found was that she hates the
>> smell of all of them, so we are having a vented hood installed over the
>> stove.
>>
>> Anyway, I love cooking with onions, but now I think I may prefer the
>> flavor of shallots. I was wondering if anyone could point me to a bulk
>> source? I'm thinking of planting a roughly 4' by 10' area with them.
>> Thanks!
>http://www.johnnyseeds.com/c-46-shallots.aspx
>or
>http://www.southernexposure.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
The Johnny's catalog arrived a couple of days ago. My husband was
looking through it and said he never knew there were so many kinds of
greens. Of course the only lettuce he will eat is iceberg.
I have bought a number of things from Johnny's and have been very
satisfied.
Check your local nurseries or farm stores for shallots.
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Posted by George on February 7, 2010, 3:34 am
> "Unless you are a gardener, shallots are more commonly known as onions.
> Used in the same way, and having the same taste......"
> That's an actual quote from a website, gardenzone.info, and I don't
> think I really agree.
> Now I've been experimenting with alternatives to Onions, mostly because
> my wife hates the smell. I tried leeks, then some purple shallots from
> the local grocery. What I found was that she hates the smell of all of
> them, so we are having a vented hood installed over the stove.
> Anyway, I love cooking with onions, but now I think I may prefer the
> flavor of shallots. I was wondering if anyone could point me to a bulk
> source? I'm thinking of planting a roughly 4' by 10' area with them.
> Thanks!
Good luck with that. I had my first try at growing shallots this past winter
alongside garlic. I pulled up a great crop a few weeks ago which are
currently drying. I think I will enjoy cooking with the small ones through
autumn and winter and enjoy planting the bigger ones out for another good
crop next summer.
rob
Posted by mjciccarel@gmail.com on February 7, 2010, 12:05 pm
> "Unless you are a gardener, shallots are more commonly known as onions.
> Used in the same way, and having the same taste......"
> That's an actual quote from a website, gardenzone.info, and I don't
> think I really agree.
> Now I've been experimenting with alternatives to Onions, mostly
> because my wife hates the smell. I tried leeks, then some purple
> shallots from the local grocery. What I found was that she hates the
> smell of all of them, so we are having a vented hood installed over the
> stove.
> Anyway, I love cooking with onions, but now I think I may prefer the
> flavor of shallots. I was wondering if anyone could point me to a bulk
> source? I'm thinking of planting a roughly 4' by 10' area with them.
> Thanks!
What is the difference between shallots and onion sets?
MJ
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> Used in the same way, and having the same taste......"
>
> That's an actual quote from a website, gardenzone.info, and I don't
> think I really agree.
>
> Now I've been experimenting with alternatives to Onions, mostly
> because my wife hates the smell. I tried leeks, then some purple
> shallots from the local grocery. What I found was that she hates the
> smell of all of them, so we are having a vented hood installed over the
> stove.
>
> Anyway, I love cooking with onions, but now I think I may prefer the
> flavor of shallots. I was wondering if anyone could point me to a bulk
> source? I'm thinking of planting a roughly 4' by 10' area with them.
> Thanks!