Here's Why You Should Save Garlic and Onion Skins

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[ALASKA]

That would be perfect for paella.

[married21]

My Polish niece by marriage uses onion skins to make dye for Easter eggs.

[SaveFerris]

Oh yeah - I save the garlic skins too - chop them however I’m chopping that day.

[kalee]

Thank you. I will make that on Sat.

[jcon40]

Onion skins generate electricity.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/iit-scientists-use-onion-skin-to-generate-electricity/articleshow/62118006.cms

[nickcarraway]

Interesting. How?

[trebb]

Yep - wife saves all that stuff, along with tomato ends and celery pieces in a freezer bag and then puts it all in a pot with water and boils/steeps it to make a great broth base for soups.

We also make our own yogurt and save the whey for baking - makes cakes a bit moister than using water...

[Gamecock]

Well, you need to save garlic because of kavorka. That takes up 10 cloves right there!

[bgill]

I have Amy’s books. Excellent reads.

Why put an onion in and then throw it out? Makes no sense. Put the skins in a tea strainer ball to easily remove while keeping the onion. Waste not, want not.

I just had a nuked onion with butter and rosemary for lunch, yum.

[bgill]

Fried chicken skins, yum.

[married21]

I’m pretty sure she boils the onion skins. It isn’t a fancy color. I think it just makes a brownish dye. I wonder if red onions wouldn’t be worth a try?

[bgill]

We usually eat fresh celery as veggie sticks so first thing I do with celery is chop the leaves off the celery and freeze them for soups, casseroles and turkey dressing. The ugly white bottom part gets tossed in the freezer later.

[Yardstick]

Looks great and reminds me of Leonardo DaVinci’s line about simplicity being the highest form of sophistication.

I’ll also mention that there may be better options for canned tomatoes than San Marzano. They have a great reputation, but I’ve seen other brands rated better by foodie types (just can’t remember the names offhand).

[nickcarraway]

Never hear of her. Who is she?

[Lizavetta]

The queen of frugality, saving, and all things thrifty, plus cooking from scratch.

She wrote those wonderful Tightwad Gazette books. Sounds like that might interest you.

[Exit148]

Bacon fat (grease)!! Ah memories!

[Political Junkie Too]

The onion skin and the outermost ring of onion (the thick chewy one) is where all the Quercetin is.

As we know, Quercetin is a required treatment for COVID-19, as it is a Zinc ionophore.

It's possible to take the onion skin and outer layer of onion and soak it in hot water for 15 minutes to make onion skin tea. This tea will be high in vitamins A, C and E, flavonoids and antioxidants.

Note: I haven't tried it, but I might just do it to see for myself.

-PJ