Hi folks, a bit of a newcomer to A4A, so please excuse my ignorance in advance !
In browsing through this years seed catalogues, I came across 'Cuisses De Poulet Du Poitou' , a long shallot , in Simpson's Seeds.
I have grown Eschallote Gris (badly) & Longor (better results), but have never heard of these.
Anybody tried them before ?
No - but I always use long varieties like Longor or Jermor - much more user-friendly in the kitchen.
@tim,
longor- what are they like?
i saw some offered in a seed catalogue today. they sell them by 250gms and a kilo.
have you any idea how many bulblets might be in 250 grams?
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Are those shallots grown from seed? And will you be growing some seed grown shallots as sets next year?
The_Snail
Never grown pickling onions from seed as I always use shallots for pickling. They are perfect pickles. Some are to big sometimes so I have to slice them in half. Excerlent with a cheese buttie :D
The_Snail
1. Those, Snail, are my bought-in sets. Which are grown from seed.
2. Pickled shallots? Yes - always! And the long varieties fit in the jar better. And don't split into 2 when you're peeling them.
Have found the link from original question:Â http://www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk/prod_details.asp?id=256&cat=41&sub=31
Anybody tried these ?
All I can say is that Simpsons know their onions!!