Interestingly, I learned that around the mid 20th century Britain didn't grow many onions locally, they just imported them, so there was a tremendous onion shor

Interestingly, I learned that around the mid 20th century Britain didn't grow many onions locally, they just imported them, so there was a tremendous onion shortage during WWII. Here an article about it: http://thefoodiebugle.com/article/cooks/onions-at-war http://thefoodiebugle.com/article/cooks/onions-at-war