The onion.

Tom 86

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This was meant to be in the humor section.

BEWARE OF THE ONION*
In 1919, when the flu killed 40 million people, there was a doctor who visited some farmers to see if he could help them fight the flu. Many and their families had contracted it and died.
The doctor went to a farmer's house and to his big surprise, everyone in his house was very healthy.
When the doctor asked what the farmer had done, his wife said he had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the house. The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions, which he placed under a microscope.
As a result,
he found *the flu virus in the onion!! Meaning the onion had absorbed the bacteria* therefore keep the family healthy.
This doctor sent the result to one of his friends who often attends him for health issues.
This friend told him he had a very interesting experience with onions and here's what his friend said: "I don't know the story of the farmer you're talking about, but I know I had pneumonia, I was very sick." I read an article that said cut both ends of an onion, put it in an empty pot and place it next to the sick one every night. The onion was black in the morning of germs, the onion was spoiled and I’m starting to feel better . Another thing: very often we have stomach problems, and we don't know the origin. Maybe it's the onions to blame.
*ONIONS Absorb THE Bacteria*
This is why they are so good at keeping us from getting cold and flu and this is also why *we should NOT eat an onion exposed for a while after being cut*.
*ABANDONED ONIONS ARE POISON*
When food poisoning is detected, the first thing doctors look for is whether the "victim ate ONIONS and where did those onions come from: Is it in potato salad? It's probably ONIONS, otherwise it's EARTH APPLES.
*Onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions*
You should never consider keeping part of the chopped onion,
not even by putting it in a zipper bag in your fridge.
*It's already so well contaminated by already being cut and exposed outside, that it can be dangerous for you*.
If you take the leftover onion and bake them, you'll feel good, but if you put them *directly* in your sandwich, you're looking for trouble.
These two things: *onions and moist potato in a potato salad,* attract and develop bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise that breaks down.
*REMIND YOURSELF*:
IT IS *DANGEROUS TO CUT AN ONION AND KEEP THE REST TO COOK THE NEXT DAY, IT BECOMES A POWERFUL POISON IN ONE NIGHT* CREATING TOXIC BACTERIA THAT PROVIDES STOMACH INFECTIONS BY EXECUTION OF BILE SECRETS AND EVEN THE E FOOD POISONonion.jpg
 

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Well if cut onions were poisonous I'd be dead a long time ago... I keep Kilos of red and white chopped onions in zip lock bags in the freezer, and often keep a cut onion in the fridge to add to food later.

However, there is something to be said for Onions ..if you place a cut onion into a room which has been recently painted it will take the smell away... and you must not eat it afterwards , and also if you google Onions as a medicine, I'm sure there's plenty remedies used by our forebears using the humble onion
 
I agree,@hollydolly!

I wasn’t sure if the op was intended as a joke.

I’ve eaten raw onions in various leftovers all of
my life.

I routinely keep a cut onion stored in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator for up to a week with no ill effects.
I'd be dead or sick all my life if this was true. If it was a joke, it should have been noted, or posted in the Humor forum.
 
No, I don't doubt this could be true. My Mother said if you eat raw potatoes it helps clear up abdominal problems .
and buttermilk with tomatoes can cure certain diseases.
"Old wives tales" for sure, but there might be something to it! I find this most interesting!
 
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I eat onions in one form or another pretty much every day. I put cut ones in the fridge for use in a day or two, and have ziplock bags of sliced scallions in the freezer. Also diced yellow in the freeze. Have never had a problem.
 


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