Vidalia Onions: A History of Georgia's State Vegetable

Author Lee Lancaster unearths the delectable history and classic recipes of the Peach State’s top vegetable. The Vidalia onion may be small, but it’s as sweet as an onion can be, and it means big business for Georgia, too. Officially christened the Georgia State Vegetable in 1990, it can only be grown in Southeast Georgia. Once sold mostly off a truck tailgate, Vidalia onions now produce an annual crop worth $150 million. And after years of perfecting and fighting off posers and pirates, Vi...