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From: Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Nathan"s Onion Rings. Meets Expectations
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:36:27 -0400
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On 4/10/2025 10:06 PM, Ed P wrote:
> On 4/10/2025 9:50 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> On 4/10/2025 7:51 PM, Ed P wrote:
>>> I bought some frozen Nathan's Onion rings and made them for dinner 
>>> tonight.  They met expectations.  To clarify, my expectations were 
>>> extremely low.
>>>
>>> They cooked up nicely in the air fryer in 13 minutes.  Nice and 
>>> crispy and you would expect.  That is the good news.  The only good 
>>> news.
>>>
>>> Onion rings is a poor description.  A more accurate description would 
>>> be:  A ring of breading formed around a very thin vegetable membrane.
>>>
>>> They will be featured in an episode of Meals for Lazy Old People.
>>
>> I've never liked onion rings.  I do remember when I first moved here 
>> to SC my mother had at least 6 bags of frozen battered onion rings in 
>> the freezer.  I believe the brand was Ore Ida.  I asked her if she 
>> wanted me to heat up some onion rings in the oven and she said no.  
>> Apparently my dad liked them so she kept buying them but she forgot 
>> they already had some.  I wound up throwing away a lot of frozen onion 
>> rings.  I won't be trying the Nathan's brand. ;)
>>
>> Jill
> 
> 
> I like them if they are properly made with a decent amount of onion. 
> I've not had them in ages so thought I'd give them a try.
> 
> Some years ago I had some that were made from chopped onion and somehow 
> extruded to be a coated ring.  They were far better than these.

Maybe you'd like Funyuns onion flavored snacks. :)

Jill