Pantyhose Tip #8 (Store Onions)

Cut the leg off an old pair of pantyhose, and push an onion into it. Tie it off, then push another onion, tie that one off, add another onion... Soon you will have an onion chain, which you can then store in a cool, dark, dry area. Cut the chain from the bottom to use onions as needed.

What is so great about an onion chain? Well, if you've ever had a bag of onions go bad because one was going bad, so all the others went bad, you know the power of onion badness. It spreads, and it's gross. One bad onion CAN spoil the whole bunch, girl. Onions need air circulation and dry, dark conditions to keep well, apparently.

Last year, we grew no onions. This year, though, we are planning to grow lots of onions, enough to get us through the whole year, just like in the olden days (like 30 years ago or so). We are going to need to store them, and this is how we plan to do it. Now, if we can just keep our basement dry so it meets the requirements, we'll be set.