Onions I now have confidence that I have mastered a rudimentary system for stringing, but garlic is another matter. It should be a simple three strand plait, but somehow it invariably turns into a tangled web. The difficult bit is locking in the bulbs where they should stay. No sooner have you finished than they flop all over the place. It doesn't help that the instructive video I watched on U Tube declared that it was a simple task, nay even a peasant's task. It was notable that the commentator was not actually carrying out the task in question.
Here's my take on it:
Not so bad... until you hang them up:
On to the onions:
It will be another year before I get another shot at it.
I think they both look good, apparently my granddad was very good at stringing up, I've never mastered the art.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo. The garlic is a whole different technique due to the central stem.
DeleteGuess who hadn't got all the onions in before it poured down?
ReplyDeleteHow annoying is that! (I'm sure they had already developed a thick skin.)
DeleteI don't sting either my onions or my garlic...not that I had decent onions this year...my shallots were bigger!! I have started dehydrating and powdering mine and love the intense flavours that I have continually to hand!!
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