[okie01]

I come from the area of Georgia known for Vidalia onions. You really can just ‘eat ‘em like an apple’.

With all due respect to the Vidalia onion -- which we seek out and employ most of the time -- it is not "the bestest onion on the block".

Here in Texas, we have Noonday onions -- named for a small town in East Texas, near Tyler. Somehow, the sandy soil, the climate and rainfall combine to produce a superior onion. They're smaller than Vidalias, but even milder and sweeter.

Come summertime, for the few weeks they are in season, Noondays replace the baked potato -- baked in foil on the grill, with butter, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.

[real saxophonist]

That’s a good recipe, I’ve done that. Here in northern Colorado, if Vidalia onions aren’t available, Walla Walla onions are a good substitute. And there are some locally grown onions that are pretty sweet as well.

[Rodamala]

Thanks so much for the note on Noonday onions. I knew about the tomatoes in Jacksonville, but not the Noonday onions. I hear that Tyler is known for it’s Aparagus.... hahaha I just crack myself up.

I love that part of Texas... good people... well except for the inmates in Rusk.