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Onions Are Extremely Good for You—Here Are 3 Healthy Benefits to Prove It
realsimple ^

Posted on 01/20/2022 11:25:07 AM PST by mylife

Walk into your grocery store's produce aisle or stroll through the local farmers market and you'll likely see a plethora of onion options—there are actually 21 different types! Onions are a vegetable species within the genus allium, along with similar aromatic bulbs like garlic, leeks, chives, and shallots. (While these other well-known veggies aren't onions themselves, they are in the same vegetable family and yield many health benefits, too.) Whole onions should last in your pantry or other cool, dry, dark place (not the fridge) for about two weeks—but don't store them next to potatoes, which emit gas and moisture that can quickly spoil onions. If you have leftover onion that's already been cut, pop it in a resealable bag in the fridge to stay fresh for about a week (you can also store it in a container in the freezer)

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Gardening; Miscellaneous
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To: cuban leaf
I’ve eaten sweet onions almost like an apple.
21 posted on 01/20/2022 11:55:08 AM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: rovenstinez

I LOVE Whataburger..they are loaded with onions.

yessah!


22 posted on 01/20/2022 11:56:25 AM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: mylife
Here's one of my favorite pasta sauces: Genovese Sauce

Onion to carrot celery ratio: 1 kg (2.2 lbs) onion : 1 carrot & 1 celery stalk. It's a great winter dish that fills the house with wonderful aromas as it cooks all afternoon.

23 posted on 01/20/2022 11:57:27 AM PST by ConservativeInPA ("Goats are like mushrooms. Because if you shoot a duck, I'm afraid of toasters." - Joe Biden)
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To: rovenstinez

you try dat monterrarey melt?

damn good


24 posted on 01/20/2022 11:58:48 AM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: mylife

Eat enough onions and you definitely won’t get any STDs.


25 posted on 01/20/2022 11:59:25 AM PST by discostu (Like a dog being shown a card trick )
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To: ConservativeInPA

2 parts of the Trinity :)


26 posted on 01/20/2022 12:00:05 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: mylife

2 things:

I saw recently, that if you put a wet wadded up paper towel next to the onion while chopping it, it staves off the eye-watering effect. Does anyone know if this is true?

I used to have (might still have?) and ONION BAKER. Kind of a terra cotta tray with a rounded lid. Does anyone have or use something like this? Or do baked whole onions?

I love huge onion chunks in pot roast; I usually cut them into 1/4 or 1/6 sections.


27 posted on 01/20/2022 12:00:30 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: discostu

you never met a korean girl ;)


28 posted on 01/20/2022 12:01:10 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: NEMDF

I run them under cold water before dicing. get the skin off and squeeze them

It works


29 posted on 01/20/2022 12:03:36 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: carriage_hill

“If your breath smells like garlic and onions,”

It’s a medical myth that some ingredients in garlic or onions keep you from getting sick. The truth is they create a wide social distancing circle around you, preventing disease carriers from infecting you.


30 posted on 01/20/2022 12:05:32 PM PST by BiglyCommentary
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To: mylife
2 parts of the Trinity :)

The Trinity is the heart to so many good things.

31 posted on 01/20/2022 12:09:42 PM PST by ConservativeInPA ("Goats are like mushrooms. Because if you shoot a duck, I'm afraid of toasters." - Joe Biden)
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To: rovenstinez

I wish we had Whataburger yet, here in York, PA.

I oven roast Onions and peeled Garlic, by the pounds, keep them in a Glad container (they last 2-3 weeks in Olive Oil) in the ‘fridge, and use them on a lot of foods.


32 posted on 01/20/2022 12:11:45 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: struggle
Reminds me of an old joke. Doctor is doing a vasectomy and slips, damaging one of the testicles beyond repair.

Thinking the patient won't notice, he replaces it with a small onion bulb and sends the patient home.

Patient shows up a month or so later to complain. Every time I have intercourse, my wife get teary eyed. Every time I urinate, so do I. And if that wasn't bad enough, every time I drive past a hamburger joint, I get an erection.

33 posted on 01/20/2022 12:12:32 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: BiglyCommentary

If they work, that’s okay with me.


34 posted on 01/20/2022 12:12:43 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: carriage_hill

I am now in NE Oh :(


35 posted on 01/20/2022 12:16:26 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: NEMDF

Just keep your mouth closed, tight, when chopping them. Breathe ONLY with your nose. Your eyes will not water at all. Wash your hands before you open your mouth, too.


36 posted on 01/20/2022 12:17:09 PM PST by gloryblaze
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To: mylife

Sweet onions are my cooking friend.


37 posted on 01/20/2022 12:19:47 PM PST by Trillian
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To: rovenstinez

38 posted on 01/20/2022 12:21:30 PM PST by mylife (France? what can you say? How do you rule a land with 246 kinds of cheese?)
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To: ConservativeInPA
Looks mighty good.


39 posted on 01/20/2022 12:24:53 PM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: mylife
In my 3500 sq ft garden I plant 200 onions each year. After harvest I store them like this



They will last six months like this. I plant them on Veterans Day each year and harvest in early May. Been doing this for many years.
40 posted on 01/20/2022 12:25:30 PM PST by jy8z (When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
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