Pickling Onions

[Pescador]

Anyone seen any for sale yet? What price this year?

[Pescador]

[macmac]

We've just bought some from local greengrocer as the big boys only do shallots.
We were horrified at the price £1 per pound 
We spent £8 but need more so we're looking !

[macmac]

We went out yesterday to buy some more.
Do you know in our town Weston Super Mare we have only ONE independent greengrocer.
There are a couple of places that sell "bits" but only ONE greengrocer .
I know having a lottie we don't use them much , we are guilty of buying from Lidl but I thought there was enough trade for more.
We used to have 3 wet fish shops alas no more 

[macmac]

Just been out for some more, 'had to go to the same greengrocer as nowhere else.
Today they were 59p per pound  I asked why and they just shrugged !!!

[Pescador]

Found some on Saturday at £1/kg for a 4kg net.
Got 2 weeks holiday starting next week to reach my target of 50kg this year!
Should clear out the tear ducts!!

[Russell]

I was told many years ago that pickling onions are mostly just shallots. If this is true, why are shallots even more expensive than pickling onions?

[Pescador]

'Cause it's not true Russell. Shallots are lower yielding per hectare and not sold in such volume, so the price is higher.
I was asked over £2/kg for shallots on the same day I bought my onions. Also I find they are generally larger than I want for pickling

[lottie lou]

Do you know in our town Weston Super Mare we have only ONE independent greengrocer.
There are a couple of places that sell "bits" but only ONE greengrocer .
We used to have 3 wet fish shops alas no more 

When I visited my sister in Exeter, I couldn't find one single independent butcher, baker, greengrocer or fish shop.