Tiny onions question

timehastoldme

My father gave us some red onion babies he grew from seed for our Allotment. We planted them, and then promptly forgot they were there. It's been a heavy year for various reasons and the Allotment hasn't had the love it usually would.

Last time we were there I spotted a pile of half buried tiny red onions, maybe just bigger than a shallot. The green tips were gone completely, just the little onions left.

I've bought them home, do you think they'd be ok to cook with?

Farway

Yes, may be fiddly to prepare but if it tastes like an onion & looks like an onion then it'll be OK for the pot

timehastoldme

Farway said:

Yes, may be fiddly to prepare but if it tastes like an onion & looks like an onion then it'll be OK for the pot

Fab, I'll take fiddly over spending money ☺️
Thank you.

Davesnave

I expect competition from weeds etc just kept them on the small side. I had similar with garlic, but no excuse for it!

Edited to add: Nick Drake fan? That's going back a bit......err....London 1968ish, for me anyway. It's a blur now....well, it was then too!

timehastoldme

Davesnave said:

Edited to add: Nick Drake fan? That's going back a bit......err....London 1968ish, for me anyway. It's a blur now....well, it was then too!

I am, and now very jealous of a blur! (he died before I was born, kind of ruins the chance of any gigs 😭)

twopenny

I used mine in salads and you could really taste the difference.
Or you can save them to plant as sets now or next spring.

Farway

twopenny said:

I used mine in salads and you could really taste the difference.
Or you can save them to plant as sets now or next spring.

Not sure they would work as sets, aren't sets heat treated to stop growing and suspend growing until planted again?

These are just small onions which I think would just run too seed come next Spring

timehastoldme

Used to make last night's dinner, tastes fine and we aten't dead so tiny onions are a win. I have a migraine but am fairly certain it's unrelated ☺️

twopenny

I hope your headache is better times.
Farway I've done it successfully before - and unsuccessfully. A lot depends on the weather you get.

Otorra

You just need to cut one and see what's inside.