pickling onions

grunt&groan · « **on:** March 06, 2008, 18:00 »

can anyone recommend onion / shallot varieties suitable for pickled onions ? or is it just as simple as using any old type and pulling when still small ?
any help for this clueless individual :roll: greatly welcomed

sharky · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2008, 18:09 »

sorry no help but i like pickled onion.

SpudtheBinx · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2008, 18:49 »

I found this for you

http://fothergills.co.uk/en/onion-pickling-paris-silverskin-351.aspx]

grunt&groan · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2008, 18:56 »

Quote from: "SpudtheBinx"

I found this for you

http://fothergills.co.uk/en/onion-pickling-paris-silverskin-351.aspx]

many thanks spud.... why didnt i think to do that ?

compostqueen · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2008, 20:01 »

I posted on here somewhre yesters about pickling onion seed

I got mine from Marshalls seed catalogue "brown pickling onions" Lovely they are too and I'll be sowing mine any day now.

Oliveview · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2008, 20:46 »

My friend gave me a jar of pickled onions she had done, I thanked her and thought ¨I´ll never eat them, I don´t like them¨ anyway I thought I would give them a try..... I ate the whole jar in a week, they were really lovely

PAmela
sorry, don´t know what sort they were though

wurzelrob70 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2008, 22:00 »

We have bought some seeds off of ebay this year from a seller called sheilas_seeds, they seem to have all come up but will have to wait and see how they turn out.

flatcap · « **Reply #7 on:** March 08, 2008, 08:45 »

we got de barletta seeds from lidl.we were told they were pickling onions ,hope they are cos thats the only reason im growing them

dangolding · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2008, 19:27 »

My father-in-law "passed down" his "secret" - use shallots

naturesparadise · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2008, 19:34 »

im trying this one this year
http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_22_210_26&products_id=189

londongardener · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2008, 23:17 »

Do homegrown and or homemade pickled onions taste nicer than shop ones ?

compostqueen · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2008, 09:14 »

I agree, pickled shallots are lovely

I pickled mine and they were ok but not as good as Garners :roll:

Still, undaunted I shall have another go

grunt&groan · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2008, 12:41 »

Quote from: "londongardener"

Do homegrown and or homemade pickled onions taste nicer than shop ones ?

home made, definately.....let you know about homegrown at the end of the year

Small Potatoes · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2008, 12:52 »

I'm gonna pop some homegrown jalepenos in with my silverskins this year

Was thinking of trying them in rice vinegar too... anyone tried that?

compostqueen · « **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2008, 13:04 »

I tried stuffing mine with a sliver of red chilli

What a faff. Gave up after one :oops:

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