the first scallion

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my dear son usually does not go within 5 feet of a vegetable BUT give him the chance to yank one out of the ground and he's there in a heartbeat. maybe some goodness of the scallion seeped into his body as he gladly posed with it for the camera.

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it's nice to grow scallions because i feel like whenever i buy them at the store they are in such a big bunch that i never actually use them all and end up wasting. these scallions made it onto gumbo that very night and later into our favorite cobb salad salad dressing.