Pickled Onions

[lady_p_gold]

Help .. they don't seem to have pickled onions in America and I am here for Christmas ... does anyone have a plain recipe ... all I can find on line is fancy things .. just want good 'ole plain pickled onions (or shallots) like we used to have when I was small .. Garners are good but they don't have them here. I know they take a couple of months but I can still have them for next time I am here

[oldwoman]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/ Recipes/Question325629.html

[BBWCHATT]

Lady what part of America are you in that doesn't sell them at the supermarket?

[BBWCHATT]

I live in Chattanooga, Tennessee USA. In every supermarket I have ever been in - all over the country - in the section where the dill pickles are - there are jars of small pickled onions and also jardinaire which I like - because it has an assortment of pickled vegetables. If you tell me where you are, perhaps I can find a place for you to get them.

[BBWCHATT]

http://www.thefoody.com/preserves/pickledonion s.html

http://www.history.uk.com/recipes/index.php?ar chive=30

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A655535

http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecip e_pickled.htm

http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Preserves/pickled_ onions______veg____cd___.htm

[spangle111]

The easiest recipe I have ever used is to peel your onions and, using a large jar put in a single layer of onions, a sprinkle of salt and a sprinkle of sugar - how much you use would depend on whether you like them with a bite or not (more sugar less bite obviously).

Continue with this method until the jar is full and then add malt vinegar to completely cover the onions. Don't use pickling vinegar as this has too many spices.

Happy Christmas!

[Cetti]

Quick Pickled Onions

2kg 150g pickling onions
1 litre 850ml malt vinegar
25g pickling spice
4 x 1 litre preserving jars or equivalent

Peel onions. Pack jars half-full with onions then sprinkle a level dessertspoon of pickling spice into each jar. Then fill up each jar with more onions, followed by another dessertspoon of pickling spice.

Pour vinegar over the onions, right up to the top so onions are completely covered, and fix on lids. Store in a cool, dark room for at least 8 weeks before eating. Recipe from Delia Smith.

[lady_p_gold]

Thank you everyone for your brilliant replies. To BBWCHAT I am in California, all I can find is little white onions, that is not what I want I want the bigger ones that are brown in colour, and I have found some cocktail onions but they are not the same, I have tried Vons, Gelsons, Bristol Farms, The Whole Food shop in fact every supermarket here.
www.baxters.com/products/garners-pickled-onions.html

These are what I want .. and I have asked them but they say they cannot ship to US because of 'regulations' !

Thanks for all your help.

[BBWCHATT]

Lady - you know I learn something every day on AB - that is one of the reasons this old lady loves it!!! Until I started trying to help you, I had never heard of the kind of pickled onions you were talking about!!! I have only ever had cocktail onions - they are indeed in every supermarket - to my knowledge that is the only kind we have here - although I am sure in some of the ethnic markets here in the USA they will be available.

[BBWCHATT]

http://www.expatessentials.com/cgi-bin/ss00000 1.pl?SS=pickled+onions&PR=-1&TB=A&SHOP=&ACTION .x=7&ACTION.y=2

http://www.uk2you.com/Food.html

http://www.expatdirect.co.uk/searchresults.asp

[lady_p_gold]

Oh thank you so much BBWCHATT - you are a star ! Will be sending off for some soon ... I know what you mean about Answerbank, I learn a lot on here and there are still many things that each country does not know about .. i.e. why don't they have those stretchy trash bags in England, or drive thru ATMs !!!!!

[Cetti]

Sorry lady_p_gold, I misunderstood your post and thought you were coming to the UK before Christmas.

If you are buying them mail order I saw Haywards mentioned. These are the only pickles to be considered ;-)

[lady_p_gold]

Thanks everyone ...... I am a sort of California/England commuter and live in both places. This site is a godsend.