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Old 09-07-2009, 12:19 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default onions gone to seed - edible stems ? - Thanks

hello again


I often make soup, thanks for this

K


"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"dido22" wrote in message
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Hello,

My red onions went to seed this year. I picked off the flower heads but
the 'stems' have grown strongly.

Are the stems edible ? They have a fine strong smell !

I've found that the stems of onions gone to seed are stringy, you can use
them to flavour soups etc, but remove them afterwards.

Tina