tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post718243132614163241..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: The Truth About OnionsDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-66077734772043925402013-08-03T22:36:41.795-06:002013-08-03T22:36:41.795-06:00Read the excellent "Holes" by Louis Sach...Read the excellent "Holes" by Louis Sachar for a fictional tale that includes onions as a central theme.Amanda Stoutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-56356371685044601372013-08-02T07:19:07.558-06:002013-08-02T07:19:07.558-06:00Me, too!Me, too!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-57386881977613389702013-08-02T07:18:52.597-06:002013-08-02T07:18:52.597-06:00Mmm . . . raw! Oh, the breath from that one!
My F...Mmm . . . raw! Oh, the breath from that one! <br />My FIL used to eat them with oranges. Slice of onion. Slice of orange. Couldn't quite bring myself to try it, though he munched happily and said they were delicious!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-77215939557844898592013-08-01T22:37:06.463-06:002013-08-01T22:37:06.463-06:00Oh, yes, I'm with you on that ...Oh, yes, I'm with you on that ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-27969242167331965692013-08-01T05:11:59.083-06:002013-08-01T05:11:59.083-06:00I eat them raw if they're red onions, love the...I eat them raw if they're red onions, love them in a green salad.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-35641242713610378332013-07-31T11:38:54.569-06:002013-07-31T11:38:54.569-06:00My father used to eat RAW onion sandwiches. Now th...My father used to eat RAW onion sandwiches. Now that was a wonderful thing to behold!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-57800757150952465722013-07-31T09:14:18.367-06:002013-07-31T09:14:18.367-06:00Mmm . . . me too!Mmm . . . me too!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-61239565365174548102013-07-31T09:13:54.882-06:002013-07-31T09:13:54.882-06:00Okay, that's scary . . .Okay, that's scary . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-53249165774146616972013-07-31T09:13:37.761-06:002013-07-31T09:13:37.761-06:00I love to hear the stories of your family! Fortuna...I love to hear the stories of your family! Fortunately, onions grow everywhere!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-16939796243262758572013-07-31T09:12:46.592-06:002013-07-31T09:12:46.592-06:00Maybe that's how we avoid things. It's the...Maybe that's how we avoid things. It's the breath!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-75789128851736768282013-07-31T09:12:21.170-06:002013-07-31T09:12:21.170-06:00Onions were all I could think about during the avi...Onions were all I could think about during the avian flu outbreak a couple of years ago . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-16039498877675179432013-07-31T05:56:03.724-06:002013-07-31T05:56:03.724-06:00I'm a believer in the magic of onions. I love ...I'm a believer in the magic of onions. I love them. When I was pregnant with my second child, I ate fried onion sandwiches almost daily. He was born healthy and strong and remained that way ever since. Of course my others were born healthy and strong too, so maybe it wasn't the onions, but he did have more zip and zing somehow. he was the daredevil who would climb onto the fence so he could take a flying leap onto the trampoline.<br />Onions are rich in sulphur which is well known to be a "broom that sweeps out infection". The entire onion family including garlic and chives, leeks and shallots, is good for this. <br />I think I'll have a fried onion sandwich for lunch tomorrow.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-37471186690489823882013-07-30T20:06:26.805-06:002013-07-30T20:06:26.805-06:00I love onions, and I know about the old wive's...I love onions, and I know about the old wive's tale that says that, if you put an onion next to your bed at night, it will protect you from illness. Something about the sulfur in it or something. Maybe your grandma was on to something. I had no idea about the contamination that your reader mentioned above. Wow!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644197778332602406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-41572692277560095292013-07-30T16:17:02.265-06:002013-07-30T16:17:02.265-06:00This is very true. Studies have been done where yo...This is very true. Studies have been done where you cut an onion in half and just leave it sit in a room where someone is sick, and by morning, the onion turns almost black, and the sick person is better. The onion is a powerful antioxidant and it absorbs all the deadly bacteria in the air. <br /><br />That said, never eat an onion that has been left uncooked, and cut in half, just sitting on the counter for very many hours, because it is contaminated already with bacteria. Even if you put a half onion in a sealed plastic container in the fridge, it still absorbs bacteria and impurities. Don't eat it! It can be deadly.<br /><br />Eat only freshly peeled and sliced or well cooked onions.<br /><br />Love,<br />ChrisChristine Tillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745380868121217066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-51568765484703899382013-07-30T16:14:42.336-06:002013-07-30T16:14:42.336-06:00My mother was born in 1918. My grandmother told s...My mother was born in 1918. My grandmother told stories of the hardships. Don't know how many onions were consumed; they lived in the city.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-40545345662237872702013-07-30T11:18:56.069-06:002013-07-30T11:18:56.069-06:00I put onions in many of the things I cook. Betwee...I put onions in many of the things I cook. Between that and all the garlic I use, I should be good for another 40 years. Of course, my breath may kill off many of my friends.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-20252513314002101522013-07-30T09:47:07.436-06:002013-07-30T09:47:07.436-06:00Amazing ... how worrisome a time that must have be...Amazing ... how worrisome a time that must have been to live through.<br /><br />I love onions. To me they are a more important ingredient than salt for taste (which might be partly because they have considerable sodium in them), and the FLAVOUR!! I hope their value in avoiding illness never has to be tested, though.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.com