Re: an early-morning smile

["Rowanwald Central" <rownwald@gte.net>]

Poster: "Rowanwald Central" <rownwald@gte.net>

   To those of you who guessed "an onion", you were absolutely correct.
    hmmmm... Does that mean that the poem and it's answer is acceptable
documentation for _red_ onions in England in the 11th century?

Rosine
 
> Onions come in brown, white, yellow & red.  Red onions are more of a
> purplish-red, actually, and have higher concentrations of whatever
> onions have that make you "cry," making them more likely to "bring a
> tear."   Unfortunately, I'm not an "onionologist", so I don't know which
> strain(s) might have been around during the 11th century.  Does anyone?
> 
> Kateryn

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