Categories: Appetizers, Vegetables, French 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
--------------------------------INGREDIENTS-------------------------------- 
      3 lg Onions, Sweet 
      1 c  Flour; sifted 
  1 1/2 ts Baking Powder 
      1    Egg; slightly beaten 
    2/3 c  -water 
    1/2 tb Lemon Juice 
      1 tb Margarine, melted 
           Oil for deep frying 
  
  =========================== > Directions < ========================== 
   
  Peel onions, cut into 1/4 inch slices; separate into rings. 
   
  Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium size bowl. Stir in egg, 
  water, lemon juice and melted margarine just until blended. 
   
  Dip onion rings in batter, a few at a time; fry in oil heated to 375 
  degrees (a cube of day-old bread will brown in 1 minute) about 2 minutes on 
  each side. 
   
  Drain the golden rings on absorbent paper. Keep hot in a low temperature 
  oven (325 degrees)  until all are cooked. 
   
  =========================> Notes and Credits <======================== 
   
  The batter forms a crisp puffy envelope for this popular vegetable. There 
  is archaeological evidence that onions (lily family) were cultivated more 
  than 4,000 years ago.  Onions, radishes and garlic were consumed in 
  quantity by the laborers who built the Great Pyramid in Egypt. 
   
  [shared by Dorothy Hair Davis 4/94]