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KILLING BACTERIA ?
HOLA, got this email today with a whole string of receivers and senders. this was the best topic i could find. no, i didn't snopes it...
ONIONS -- Who Would've Thought?
In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people, there was a doctor who visited many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of
the farmers and their family had contracted it, and many died.
The doctor came upon one farmer, and to his surprise, everyone in the household 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 gave him one, and when he
did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.
Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so
were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It
must work... (And no, she is not in the onion business.)
The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or
under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year, and we never got 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 bucks on onions!
Now there is a P.S. to this, for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues.. She replied with
this most interesting experience about onions: Thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmer's story...but I do know that I contracted
pneumonia, and needless to say I was very ill. I came across an article that said to 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. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the
germs. Sure enough, it happened just like that...the onion was a mess, and I began to feel better.
Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have
powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.
This is the other note: LEFTOVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS! I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge. Sometimes I don't use a whole
one at one time, so I save the other half for later. Now with this info, I have changed my mind. I will buy smaller onions in the future.
I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, makers of mayonnaise. Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in
the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist. The
guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers. Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the sauce formula.
He's even developed 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. Ed said that all commercially-made mayo is completely safe. "It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating
it, but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. 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 it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade mayo) that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the
onions, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES.
He explained, onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions.. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion. 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 out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions
you put on your hotdogs at the baseball park!)
Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put it on your
sandwich, 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 even begin to break down.
So, how's that for news? 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 a company that produces millions of pounds of mayonnaise every year.
Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions.
Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions and try to use it to cook the next day. It becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and
creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.
Please pass this on to all you love and care about..
worth a try ?
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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Wow
thank you very much
i will do as the chemist says and put the cut onion out to catch the bacteria
again thank you
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJA.DESERT.RAT
ONIONS -- Who Would've Thought?
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total BS. what is point of posting such nonsense? 
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DanO
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Snopes sez . . . FALSE. Wash your hands.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/swineflu/onion.asp
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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Unbelievable! It's as though the last 150 years never happened.
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desertcpl
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very interesting
got my eyes opened
let talk about the mayonnaise
a number of years ago,, we became very good friends with Captain Bill,, he was a sailing Captain and traveled all over the world in his small sail
boat,, he brought up one night about mayonnaise as he didnt have refrigeration on his boat,, he told us Mayo would keep for along time with out it,,
but what would make it go bad was introducing bacteria into it,, like when you would use it with a knife or spoon and not cleaning it before going
back into the jar
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O MY GAWD...how did this post git through the filters????
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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I always wondered about not refridgerating mayo...mexicanos just leave it out...hmmm...makes sense though about the onions...they sure stink after
chopped ones sit around for a bit.
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Bob and Susan
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shari...its NOT true
look at dano's link...
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mulegemichael
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thanks, bob/susan..you got it
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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old Folk Remedies
(not to be confused with old folks' remedies or old wives' tales/tails)
This reminds me of a childhood memory told to me by an older friend: He remembers being deeply scratched by a nail when he was a youngster. His
father, who was born and bred in backwoods Arkansas before the turn of the 20th century, took the nail, put salve on it (not on the boy's wound) and
placed it prominently on the mantle of the fireplace and declared the child would now get well because they had "treated" the offending object. In
due course the potentially deadly scratch did heal without complications.
This must be an example of the power of positive thinking (and picking up the damn nail so it wouldn't hurt anybody again).
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| Quote: | Originally posted by irenemm
Wow
thank you very much
i will do as the chemist says and put the cut onion out to catch the bacteria
again thank you |
cut half of onion is great for cleaning/ killing bacteria on BBQ grill
Bob Durrell
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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Hola,
mulegemichael, sorry that it didn't get filtered out by ME ! i received this from a very ( i thought ) source and didn't check it out.
at least, there were some other items of interest discussed.
is there a good recipe for cooking and eating crow ?
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
| Quote: | Originally posted by irenemm
Wow
thank you very much
i will do as the chemist says and put the cut onion out to catch the bacteria
again thank you |
cut half of onion is great for cleaning/ killing bacteria on BBQ grill |
Not sure about killing bacteria (fire usually does that), but I do use an onion half to get the fine particles my grill brush misses (after heating
the grill first).
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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yeah, and garlic gets rid of vampires....
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Original post - Anyone notice that you cannot see viruses through a microscope unless it is an electronmicroscope - not many of those on the farm in
1919......
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I use Cipro to kill bacteria, works great and is available over the counter in Mex. All Mex first aid kits should have some.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciprofloxacin
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What, the onion thingy is not true? I have onions all over my house now and the strench is running my animals to the door to get out! Geeesh time to
throw them all out!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ELINVESTIG8R
What, the onion thingy is not true? I have onions all over my house now and the strench is running my animals to the door to get out! Geeesh time to
throw them all out! |
Was thinking the same thing while reading the posts. Onions are not exactly scent-neutral. Gotta wonder if there's an appropriate tradeoff.
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So, do you open the capsules and sprinkle the contents on your onions?
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