Know your onions

LIGHT BULBS: Row upon row of onions are left to dry in the early Autumn sun in the heart of the Fens 

THE SMELL of raw onions is common in these parts - among other scents - and this picture taken on the outskirts of our village a week ago goes some way to explaining why. You can see hundreds of acres of them, all laid out in neat lines after being unearthed. They have since been collected and on almost every sharp bend in the area you can now find the odd onion which has fallen off loaded trailers and onto the road. It may come as no surprise to learn that there is also a huge onion cleaning and packaging plant at nearby Chatteris. 
The farmers are now turning their attention to sugar beet and potatoes. 
But that's shallot for now ...

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