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Bring the water, vinegar, cloves, bay leaf and oregano to a boil in a medium nonreactive
saucepan and remove from the heat. Let steep until cool, about 1 hour.
Place the onion rings in a sealable container and pour the vinegar mixture over the top.
Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. The pickle will improve greatly if left for
24 hours and then will level off. The onions will be good for at least a week.
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Sweet Onions
This is a kind of dressy turn on everybody's favorite, the grilled cheese sandwich.
Prepared this way, these sandwiches are good enough to serve as a passed appetizer
at the fanciest dinner party, and they're unbelievably good with champagne.
8 SERVINGS
Trim the crusts from the loaf of bread, leaving a solid, evenly shaped rectangle. Using a
serrated knife, carefully cut the bread lengthwise into slices just as thin as you can, '/a to
'/z inch thick. You should get 6 to 8 slices.
Trim the rinds from the cheese and cut it into thin slices. Cut the onion in half through
the stem end and then slice it crosswise as thinly as possible, using a mandoline or a very
sharp chef's knife. Put the onion in a bowl and season it with the vinegar, parsley and salt
to taste.
Arrange one fourth to one third of the cheese over 1 long slice of bread, being careful not
to come too close to the edges. (You don't want the cheese oozing into the pan when it
