The Onion's Best Friend Is an Ogre

By Hawking Vidalias to Kids, 'Shrek' Has Helped Goose Sales - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... orsPicks_1

Dave148 wrote:By Hawking Vidalias to Kids, 'Shrek' Has Helped Goose Sales - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... orsPicks_1

If that is true, start running out the Veggietales characters and get the kids trying all of the various produce items.

I remember stopping somewhere along I-16, which runs from Macon to Savannah, at a place called Jay's Dairy Park, in 1983. On the curb outside the front door was a 50-pound bag of Vidalia onions. My wife nixed the idea of toting the load back to NW Indiana. That was a good decision because sweet, or short-day, onions like Vidalias are not keepers.

Now I live about 30 miles from Vidalia, so supply is not a problem. Also, the new warehouses with controlled atmospheres are able to store them from season-to-season.

But I know my kid wasn't going to eat onion if Mickey Mouse was imprinted on it. He still doesn't and he's 29 now.

But I know my kid wasn't going to eat onion if Mickey Mouse was imprinted on it. He still doesn't and he's 29 now.

Now isn't that the truth! When I read the original post, I thought maybe the characters from "Veggietales" could help sell veggies to kids. But then I thought, no...they probably wouldn't want to eat Larry or Bob.

Funny -- I was talking to a friend once on the phone, and she suddenly interrupted our conversation and said to her husband in a surprised tone, "You picked Bob." I asked if they were growing tomatoes, and they were.