How to Braid Onions

Onions are a staple in our kitchen.  I'd say about 80 percent of the meals that we make include onions.  Which means every year we plant onions, and lots of them, to be more self sufficient.

But with all these onions, we struggle finding a way to store them where they hold up and don't mold.  The best way we've found was by braiding onions.  It is super simple, better than storing in the fridge or in a box and takes up less space because they are hung on the wall.

To braid onions you'll just need a couple items.  You'll need some heavy duty twine and a hook or nail to hang the onions.

Start with three onions with long leafs.  Place them evenly apart.

Braid the three leaves together just like you would braid hair.  Braid them twice each.

 

Gradually add another onion to the leaves.  Just like you would add a section of hair in a French braid.

Continue adding onions until you have a long braid.  You want it long enough to hang, but not to long that it would touch the ground. 

Once you've braided in about 20-25 onions, stop adding onions but continue to braid the leaves together.

Cut a 20 inch piece of twine and tie off the onion braid at the top.  It will be heavy and the tie needs to be nice and tight.

Make a long loop at the top that you can use to hang the onions on a wall.

 

Hang the onion braid in a cool dry place.  We hung ours in our mud room.  It is right by a window, but we didn't have any issues with the onions drying out or molding.  Other great places to hang onions would be in a cool storage room or pantry, in a garage through the winter.