Recipe - Glazed Sweet Onions

2 lg Spring sweet onions,
approximately 1 pound each
2 tablespoon Butter
One fourth cup Packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon Dried thyme
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon Cornstarch

Peel and cut onions into three slices each; set aside. Place butter
in a 2quart rectangular glass dish; microwave on high 30 seconds or
until melted. Tilt dish to coat with melted butter. Combine sugar,
thyme, salt and pepper; sprinkle over butter. Place onion slices in
dish; cover with vented plastic wrap. Redistributing and turning,
slices over midway through cooking, microwave on high 10 minutes.

Pour liquid into a 1cup glass measure while onions stand covered 5
minutes. Combine water and cornstarch; add to liquid in glass measure.
Stirring midway through cooking, microwave on high 1 One half minutes, or
until thickened. Pour over onion slices to serve.

Nutrient data per serving: 104 calories; 1 gram protein; 3.5 grams fat
(32% of total calories); 18 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary
fiber; 10 milligrams cholesterol; 183 milligrams sodium.

From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn94q3.zip