August 10, 2001

Earmarks That Make You Scratch Your Head

By DAN CURRY

University of Georgia
$250,000 from the Department of Agriculture for "developing pungency testing procedures to improve the quality and sensory consistency of Vidalia onions."

The smell and taste of onions have long been subjects of study at the university's Onion and Brassica Project. "We have been doing research on onion flavor for over a decade now," says William M.

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