Our small veggie patch produces enough onions to last us through the winter. Our first attempts at storing them were disastrous, we mistakenly assumed that they should be kept in the dark and they spoiled, sprouting beyond practical use. No… oddly they store better in the light though they will still sprout a small amount. But there is one rule you must follow… they must be dry, the skins papery, with all earth knocked off. This is about judging the right time to lift them from the ground: on a dry day, we lay them out on a table on the terrace and leave them in the autumn sunshine.
Now we store them in a basket in the pantry. Pablo stores his in an enormous heap in his root cellar beneath his house, next to the even larger heap of potatoes.
5 to remember
suficiente – enough
desastroso/a – disastrous
por error – mistakenly
como de papel – papery
satisfecho/a – satisfying
Notes on a Spanish Valley 
Thank you for the tip!
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Thx Brad! SD
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Thanks for the tip!
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Some simple but very important advice in this! Thank you. One cannot have enough onions…or rum.
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One of the best flavour combinations is onion, potato and anchovy! SD
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harvesting from one’s own gardens is such a pleasure 🙂
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Yes, and for some reason more aware of waste. You don’t want to not use something you’ve grown. 🙂 SD
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for sure!
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