SAVING ONIONS.
Onions are best kept in a well ventilated building secure from moisture, by being placed on shelvings or racks, twelve inches apart, one over the other, with suitable passage ways between. The onions are placed on these shelves about eight inches thick, and kept as near the freezing point as possible during cold weather, and as cool and dry as possible before that time. They may be kept in a dry airy cellar in the same manner. Slight freezing does not hurt them. Indeed, they may be frozen solid, and remain so all winter if kept dark, and not allowed to thaw and freeze alternately. They should not, however, be handled until they are thawed out naturally, and without exposure to the light. In handling, when placing either in bins or in ridges, do not rub off the outer or dry scales more than can be helped. They are a natural protection to the onion. —Prairie Farmer.
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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 96, 20 February 1880, Page 4
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