I've been delayed in getting back to you gotak .
Gotak, you were so eager to express your viewpoint you didn't read the rest of the posts .
If you had read the rest you would not have posted what you did .
Re . Onions , (email from a friend) , this is interesting but long .
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> ONIONS.....
> In 1919 when the 'flu killed 40 million people there was
> this Doctor that visited the 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 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.
>
> She gave him one which he placed under the microscope he
> found the 'flu virus in the onion. It had obviously
> absorbed the bacteria, thereby 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 and, 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.. What have you to lose? Just a few bucks on
> onions!!!!
>
> Now there is a P.S. to this...
> I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes
> material to me on health issues
> and she replied with this most interesting experience about
> onions:
>
> Weldon, thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the
> farmers 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 and
> antiseptic properties.
>
> This is the other note.
>
> LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS
>
> I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge, and
> sometimes I don't use a whole one at one time, so save the
> other half for later.
>
> Now with this info, I have changed my mind....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. He 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 quaint essential 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.. 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 in 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 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 onion and use or 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.
Gotak ,I've eaten my fair share of hot dogs with lots of onions at Costco (still do) and never have gotten sick but still consider this info valid .
