The Christian County Literacy Council has launched its annual Vidalia onion fundraiser.
Executive director Francene Gilmer said a shipment from Georgia of 250 bags (each weighing 10 pounds) is scheduled to arrive in Hopkinsville on Tuesday, May 7.
The literacy council sells the bags for $12 each. They can purchased by calling or texting 270-348-8185. Beginning Wednesday, bags will also be available at the Hopkinsville Visitor Center, 1730 E. Ninth St.
Vidalias are a variety of yellow onions known for their sweet, mellow flavor. They are named for Vidalia, Georgia, a town of about 10,000 people that is home to the Vidalia Onion Museum.
The onions get their distinctive flavor from the soil, which is low in sulphur, around the community where they originated.
The Georgia state legislature passed the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986 to protect the product as a unique commodity to the area. To be called Vidalias, the onions much be grown in a 20-county region designated by the law.
Vidalias are used in soups, soufflés, pasta, dips — and, of course, in onion rings. Here are several examples in a Southern Living article.
