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Article: IT'S SWEET ONION TIME, FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2001
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Byline: JACK BROOM The Seattle Times
Once again, it's time to ask: When a Walla Walla Sweet Onion comes into the room, should I bow, curtsy or simply fall to my knees?
I get that way around celebrities. Never sure whether to duck into a corner or attempt an awkward bit of conversation: ``Pretty interesting growing up over there by the penitentiary?'' I might ask, while the onion glares back with a chilling silence.
What once was a mere onion display in the supermarket now is a pedestal for the pedigreed. The Walla Walla Sweet is the currently reigning Lord of the Aisle, one that we'll see around until the middle of next month.
But over ...