Good Eats! Vidalia Onions

Vidalia onions are mmmm good! These onions were first grown near Vidalia, Georgia in the 1930's. Vidalias are an unusually sweet onion due to the low amount of sulfur in the soil. Varieties grown are recommended by the Vidalia Onion Committee and approved by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The "Vidalia Onion Act" was passed by the Georgia legislature in 1986 and limits the production area to twenty counties. In 1990, the Vidalia onion was named Georgia's official state vegetable!

But the best part are the recipes! I have included my favorite, Vidalia Onion Casserole.

Vidalia Casserole:

5 to 6 medium onions
1 stick of butter
1 stack of Ritz crackers, crumbled
4 oz. grated cheddar cheese
Parmesan cheese

Melt butter and saute onions until limp, do not brown. Place half of onions in 8 x 8 casserole dish, sprinkle with a little parmesan and half of cheddar. Add 1/2 of Ritz and then repeat layers. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes. Very good! (This only works with sweet onions).