On 9/10/10, otory roselyn <otorybaby@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Very important scientific data on ONIONS - don't delete it till you read it
> all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people, there was a Doctor that
>>>>>> visited
>>>>>>many farmers to see if he could help them combat this flu, as many of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>farmers and their families had contracted it and many had died.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The doctor came upon this one farmer and, to his surprise, everyone in
>>>>>> his
>>>>>>family was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was
>>>>>> doing that
>>>>>>was different, the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion
>>>>>> in a dish
>>>>>>in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The
>>>>>> doctor
>>>>>>couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and
>>>>>> place it
>>>>>>under the microscope. She obliged and when he tested it, he found that
>>>>>> the onion
>>>>>>was riddled with flu virus. It had obviously absorbed the bacteria
>>>>>>and therefore, kept the family healthy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I heard this story from my hairdresser: she said that several years
>>>>>> ago, many of
>>>>>>her employees were coming down with the flu and also many of her
>>>>>> customers. The
>>>>>>next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop
>>>>>> and, to her
>>>>>>surprise, none of her staff got sick (and no, she is not in the onion
>>>>>> business).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So the sensible answer would seem to be, buy some onions and place them
>>>>>> in bowls
>>>>>>around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your
>>>>>> office (under
>>>>>>your desk or even a windowsill). Try it and see what happens. We did it
>>>>>> last
>>>>>>year and none of us contracted the flu.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the
>>>>>> better. If you
>>>>>>do get the flu, it just might be a mild case..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few pennies on onions!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Someone contracted pneumonia and, needless to say, she was very ill. A
>>>>>> friend
>>>>>>cut both ends off an onion, put one end on a fork and then place the
>>>>>> forked end
>>>>>>into an empty jar, placing the jar next to the sick patient at night.
>>>>>> The onion
>>>>>>would be black in the morning from the germs. Sure enough, it happened
>>>>>> just like
>>>>>>that.. the onion was a mess and she began to feel better.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Another thing is that onions and garlic placed around the room saved
>>>>>> many from
>>>>>>the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial
>>>>>> and antiseptic
>>>>>>properties."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Here is another point:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS!
>>>>>>I have often used an onion which has been left in the fridge and
>>>>>> sometimes don't
>>>>>>use a whole one at a time and so save the other half for later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Now with this information, I have changed my habits and buy smaller
>>>>>> onions!
>
>>>>>>I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, makers
>>>>>> of
>>>>>>mayonnaise. Mullins is huge and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Questions about food poisoning came up and I wanted to share what I'd
>>>>>> learned
>>>>>>from a chemist.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. Ed is one of the brothers and
>>>>>> a
>>>>>>chemistry expert who is involved in developing most of the sauce
>>>>>> formula. He's
>>>>>>even developed a sauce formula for McDonald's.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz.
>>>>>>During the tour, someone asked if we really needed to worry about
>>>>>> mayonnaise..
>>>>>>people are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will
>>>>>> surprise
>>>>>>you, as he said that all commercially made Mayo is completely safe.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated - there's no harm in
>>>>>> refrigerating it,
>>>>>>but it's not really necessary", he explained. He said that the pH in
>>>>>> mayonnaise
>>>>>>is set at an environmental point that bacteria could not survive in
>>>>>> and he then
>>>>>>talked about the quintessential picnic, with the bowl of potato salad
>>>>>> sitting on
>>>>>>the table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets
>>>>>> sick.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the
>>>>>> officials look
>>>>>>for is when the victim last ate onions and where those onions came from
>>>>>> (in the
>>>>>>potato salad?). Ed says that it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's
>>>>>> not
>>>>>>homemade Mayo) that spoils in the outdoors, it's the onions and/or the
>>>>>> potatoes
>>>>>>(ever seen a potato go black? Thought so..).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>He explained that onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially
>>>>>> uncooked
>>>>>>onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion
>>>>>> and he says
>>>>>>it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your
>>>>>>refrigerator.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and exposed to
>>>>>> the air
>>>>>>for a while and can be a real danger to you (and doubly watch out for
>>>>>> those
>>>>>>onions you have put in your hotdogs and burgers at the vendors!).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ed says that if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy
>>>>>> you'll
>>>>>>probably be OK, but if you slice that leftover onion and put it on your
>>>>>>
>>>>>>sandwich, then you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist
>>>>>> potato
>>>>>>in a potato salad will attract and grow bacteria faster than any
>>>>>> commercial
>>>>>>mayonnaise will take to even begin breaking down.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Take it for what you will. I (the author) am going to be very careful
>>>>>> about my
>>>>>>onions from now on. For some reason, I see a lot of credibility coming
>>>>>> from a
>>>>>>chemist.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>And another point: dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot
>>>>>>metabolize onions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions to cook the next day.
>>>>>> They become
>>>>>>highly poisonous even if just left overnight and create toxic bacteria
>>>>>> which may
>>>>>>cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and
>>>>>> even food
>>>>>>poisoning.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Please pass this on to all those you love and care for.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If you set the example, you won't need to set many rules
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