Onions

Layers and layers, some sweet, some quite pungent, large ones, small ones, new crisp ones and ones that have started to go bad....

The onion for today is rather large, and rot has set into the outer layers. Upon examination, my first thought is to throw it out...why bother with this when I can get a new onion that's sweet and crisp and won't make my eyes water? Yet, this is an onion I raised in my garden. I didn't expect it to go bad this early. If I peel away the outer layers, it will surely still be usable; cut it up for curry rather than use it in a salad... As I turn it around in my hands and really give it a look, I realize it is starting to sprout (then wonder if that's the correct word for the green shoots that are close to emerging from the top). Well, I set it back in the basket and decide to deal with it another day. Spring is coming, and it might do better going back into the ground rather than in the curry pot.