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We are thrilled to launch our second annual pre-order program for everybody's favorite onion, the unmistakably sweet Vidalia. The Vidalia Onion Story takes root in Toombs County, Georgia over 60 years ago, when a farmer by the name of Mose Coleman discovered in the late spring of 1931 the onions he had planted were not hot, as he expected. They were sweet! It was a struggle to sell the onions at first, but Mose persevered, and managed to sell them for $3.50 per 50-pound bag, which in those days was a big price. Other farmers, who through the Depression years had not been able to get a fair price for their produce, thought Coleman had found a gold mine. They began to follow suit, and soon after, their farms were also producing the sweet, mild onion. In the 1940's, the State of Georgia built a Farmer's Market in Vidalia, and because the small town was at the juncture of some of South Georgia's most widely traveled highways, the market had a thriving tourist business. Word began to spread about "those Vidalia onions". Consumers, then, gave the onions their famous name. In 1986, Georgia's state legislature passed legislation giving the Vidalia Onion legal status and defining the 20-county production area. The Vidalia Onion was named Georgia's Official State Vegetable by the state legislature in 1990. More than fifty years after its humble beginning, the Vidalia Sweet Onion is a valuable industry for the state.
These extra large, extra sweet Vidalia Onions are grown only in a small section of South Georgia but are known the world over for their delicate, sweet flavor. So sweet you can eat them like apples.
To get you in the Vidalia mood, we are including an 8 oz jar of Prissy's Vidalia Onion Relish. This relish is perfect for burgers, hot dogs, thickening salad dressings, or on sandwiches.
Please note that these onions will be shipped directly from Georgia the week of May 12th, immediately after harvesting. The price includes shipping, so pre-order now whilst supplies last!
Please contact us for rates to ship to Alaska and HawaiiI wish this onion was available all year
By C-Rad
from Lehighton, PA on 5/29/2008
from Lehighton, PA on 5/29/2008
Pros:
Flavorful, Healthy, Sweet
Best Uses:
Cooking, On Burgers
Describe Yourself:
Foodie, Simple Tastes
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
They're delicious!
Fresh sweet and goooood!
By Roxy from Kentucky on 4/19/2008
from Kentucky on 4/19/2008
Pros:
Flavorful, Healthy, Vegetarian
Cons:
Keep in a cool dark place, Perishable
Best Uses:
Cooking
Describe Yourself:
Health Conscious
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Mom lives in Glennville Ga. There's an intersection where the onion trucks drive from the fields to the packaging plants. People are parked on the side of the roads picking up onions dropped from these onion trucks. (Eating them like apples walking back to the car). I didn't believe it either till I saw it with my own eyes. Very delicious onions. Try them as a side dish, halved, grilled with butter and a lemon slice placed on top, don't know about eating it like an apple ;-) Yummy! great to share with neighbors.