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@@@@@Most of the slaves did that-you'll find all of Charleston's aristocracy here as far as names goOf course there's a good number of Lincolns, tooCome walk with me, ScarlettI've got to get my vegetables Sally stopped before a table of onions"Where the devil is Lila?-oh, there you areScarlett, this tiny young creature, if you can credit it, runs my entire household as if she were Ivan the TerribleButler, Lila, Mister Rhett's wife The pretty young maid bobbed a curtsey"We needs lots of onions, Miss Sally," she said, "for the artichoke pickles I'm putting up "Do you hear that, Scarlett? She thinks I'm senileI know we need lots of onions," Sally grabbed one of the brown paper bags from the table and began to drop onions into itScarlett watched with dismay Impulsively, she put her hand over the mouth of the bagBrewton, but those onions are no good "No good? How can onions be no good? They're not rotten or sprouting "These onions were dug up too soon," Scarlett explained"They look fine enough, but they won't have any flavorI know, because it's a mistake I made myselfWhen I had to run our place, I planted onions Since I didn't know anything about growing things, I dug up a batch as soon as the tops started to brown, afraid they were dying and would rotThey were pretty as pictures, and I was proud as a peacock, because most of my planting came out mighty sorryWe ate them boiled and stewed and in fricassee to help the taste of the squirrels and raccoonsBut they didn't have any bite to them at allLater, when I dug up the row to plant something else, I came across one I'd miss