Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 At 05:19 PM 7/4/2004, you wrote: >So all my Walla Wallas are ready to be pulled. I was bad and didn't pull >'em and eat 'em as they went along. So now I'm looking at a boatload of >WW's that won't keep long " fresh " , and I need to find some decent ways to >be able to save them. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but since >most of the time lately I'm sort of accidentally on the milk diet, I know I >can't possibly eat THAT many onions soon enough, not with everything else. > >So. Any ideas on preserving/preparing that wouldn't be gross? If I HAVE >to dry them, I will, but I'd rather not. Anyone ever had any luck with >say, doing battered onion rings and then freezing them for >use/finishing/refrying later? Or something else interesting? Looking >for " homemade fast food " ideas here. what about fermenting them? -katja, who just got a copy of wild fermentation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 At 07:37 PM 7/4/04 -0400, you wrote: >>So all my Walla Wallas are ready to be pulled. I was bad and didn't pull >>'em and eat 'em as they went along. So now I'm looking at a boatload of >>WW's that won't keep long " fresh " , and I need to find some decent ways to >>be able to save them. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but since >>most of the time lately I'm sort of accidentally on the milk diet, I know I >>can't possibly eat THAT many onions soon enough, not with everything else. >> >>So. Any ideas on preserving/preparing that wouldn't be gross? If I HAVE >>to dry them, I will, but I'd rather not. Anyone ever had any luck with >>say, doing battered onion rings and then freezing them for >>use/finishing/refrying later? Or something else interesting? Looking >>for " homemade fast food " ideas here. > > >what about fermenting them? >-katja, who just got a copy of wild fermentation > Well, ummmmm. Fermentation and I don't get along so well just yet. Partially because I'm not used to it (nor is my gut, I guess). Small steps, ya know? Feel like quoting from your new book? MFJ If I have to be a grownup, can I at least be telekinetic too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 >So. Any ideas on preserving/preparing that wouldn't be gross? If I HAVE >to dry them, I will, but I'd rather not. Anyone ever had any luck with >say, doing battered onion rings and then freezing them for >use/finishing/refrying later? Or something else interesting? Looking >for " homemade fast food " ideas here. > >Thank you! I know Wallas don't keep well, but if you put them in a plastic bucket, with sawdust in between, they will keep fairly well. The trick is to keep them DRY. If you can put the plastic bucket in a cool cellar that would be ideal (I'm lobbying for a root cellar ...). -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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