One of my friends in Prague told me that you could forecast the winter cold by counting the brown skirts of an onion. Few skirts means not a cold winter and many skirts means a cold winter. We were joking about buying onions grown in China so we only could forecast the winter weather in China 🙂 It would be great to know if the winter will be extremely cold. We are still doubting about getting our car winter tyres.
Yesterday I had to clean a lot of onions for a meal so I remembered this story. I checked the bag and YES: made in Holland! So I started peeling and counting.
This is what I found, all in the same bag:
two onions with 4 brown skirts
one onion with 3 brown skirts
two onions with 2 brown skirts
three onions with 1 brown skirt
A bit confusing. So I guess our winter will be the same as usual: a few cold days, a little bit snow and many gray days. Or, as we say in the Netherlands: `Het kan vriezen, het kan dooien` (It could freeze, it could melt) meaning we will see what will happen.
I love the story. I will peal California onions from Monterey tomorrow and count the skirts.
Our thoughts are with you and your family this season with joyous wishes. We loved the e cards
Shirl
Thanks for the lovely onion story, Marlaine. Warmest wishes for a merry Christmas and a wonderful year in 2012.
Marllaine:
Great onion story. I will be sure to pass it on.
Jill
I liked the story too but we will see how reliable onions are It also reminds me of the Punxsutawney groundhog from one of my favorite movies Groundhog Day. Let me hear what you found, Shirley!
Hugs,
Marlaine
It was my pleasure. I liked the story too but we will see how reliable onions are 🙂 It also reminds me of the Punxsutawney groundhog. Let me hear what you found Shirley!