Categories: Appetizers, Vegetables 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
           Water; ice                          2 tb Flour 
           Water; boiling                      1 c  Cracker crumbs 
      4    Eggs; beaten                    
  
  Select a well-rounded onion. Peel outer skin off. Leave root intact and cut 
  off any hanging roots. Using a small, sharp knife, divide onion into four 
  sections by making 2 cuts crosswise, beginning at the top and cutting 
  toward root, stopping about 1/2" away. Cut each section twice. Place onion 
  in bowl of enough boiling water to cover it and leave for 5 minutes. The 
  sections, or petals, will begin to open. Remove onion from water and 
  immerse into ice water, which will further the opening. Drain well by 
  turning upside down on paper towel. Put flour into paper bag, add onion and 
  shake gently to coat with flour. Roll floured onion in beaten egg to cover. 
  Put cracker crumbs or coating in bag, add onion, and shake gently to coat. 
  Refrigerate 1 hour before deep frying in oil to golden brown, 3 to 5 
  minutes. Cooked onion can be kept for a time in warm oven. This recipe was 
  posted some weeks ago. It did not include a sauce. If I remember correctly, 
  the poster said to serve with Ranch Dressing for a sauce. I would just let 
  my imagination go, on the sauce! I haven't tried this yet, even though it 
  is tempting...I have to watch out for my husband's diet, so we try to stay 
  away from fried things. Sorry, I don't know the name of the original 
  poster, but that is his/her ID, after the recipe title. Barb Day