For the parody newspaper, see The Onion. For the technique of anonymous computer messaging see Onion Routing.
Onion in the general sense can be used for any plant in the Genus Allium but used without qualifiers usually means Allium cepa, also called the garden onion. Onions (usually but not exclusively the bulbs) are edible with a distinctive strong flavor and pungent odor which is mellowed and sweetened by cooking. They generally have a papery outer skin over a fleshy, layered inner core. Used worldwide for culinary purposes, they come in a wide variety of forms and colors.
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Finding Answers To The School Lunch Test Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:50:00 -0400 It can be tough to find that happy middle ground between whole-grain pasta with veggies that won't get eaten, and marshmallow creme on white bread that will. But Betsy Block, mother of two school-age kids, has a plan for packed lunches. 'Glazed America:' For The Love Of Doughnuts Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:01:00 -0400 Anthropologist Paul Mullins considers the history of the doughnut in his new book, Glazed America. Mullins uses the doughnut to trace America's consumer culture. Homemade Marshmallows Are S'more Delicious Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:59:00 -0400 Commentator and cookbook author Nancy Baggett says it's really not so hard to make marshmallows from scratch. More moist, more tender, and more flavorful than store-bought marshmallows, your S'mores, hot chocolate and Heavenly Hash will never be the same again.
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Now Europeans Are Slower to Spend, and It Shows Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:23:19 -0000 For the first time in more than a decade, consumers in much of Europe are buying less than they did a year earlier, helping to slow economies that may have fallen into recession.
U.S. Unveils Takeover of Two Mortgage Giants Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:53:09 -0000 The four-part rescue plan includes an open-ended guarantee to provide as much capital as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need to stave off insolvency.
Big Summer Sell-Off Hits the Russian Stock Market Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:21:00 -0000 Russia’s stock market is suffering its worst correction in nearly a decade as sliding oil prices, political attacks on private companies and instability after last month’s war in Georgia spook investors.
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