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    Not sure if this is true but if it is wow. Thought I would pass it on as nothing mentioned can hurt anyone. This is a email I received today.


    ONIONS

    PLEASE READ TO THE END: IMPORTANT

    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 this 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 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.. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.

    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 farmers story.. but, I do
    know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill.. I came
    across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put it 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.

    Lots of times when we have stomach problems we don't know what to blame.
    Maybe it's the onions that are to blame. Onions absorb bacteria is the
    reason they are so good at preventing us from getting colds and flu's and is
    the very reason we shouldn't eat an onion that has been sitting for a time
    after it has been cut open. LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS

    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 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.. 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 in your hot dogs 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 mayo
    Jerod
    GOT-Q-4-U bbq team
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  • #2
    Urban myth on the onion. And although mayo is acidified, I wouldn't suggest eating it if its been temperature abused....
    Once you go Weber....you never call customer service....

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    • #3
      Ya I guess snopes even disagrees, so this post just goes to bump up my post count....lmao....
      Jerod
      GOT-Q-4-U bbq team
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      • #4
        There is another problem with this post: virus and bacteria are used interchangeably. They are nowhere near the same thing -- not even vaguely similar. Flu is always viral whereas pneumonia can be either.

        Would that preventing infection was just an onion peel away!

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        • #5
          Doesn't hurt to eat onions though. They are full of vitamin C and like garlic are considered vein and artery scrubbers helping lower bad cholesterol(LDL), and raising good cholesterol(HDL). They are an antioxidant. Not to mention they are full of fiber, and to me just plain taste good.

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          • #6
            Yup, urban myth. http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/sho...9+onion&page=2

            But I still love onions.
            https://youtu.be/ZcqprrIlbcIli

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            • #7
              It's not the mayo that goes bad, it happens to be that mayo is an incredible food source for bacteria, and, onions are no more susceptible to contamination than any other raw fruit or vegetable, in fact it may be less because of their sulfur content. That e-mail which you reference has been circulating since 2009 and has been dismissed as an urban myth. Onions have been getting a bad rap for centuries, there is however, no scientific evidence to support it.
              Last edited by expat; 07-23-2011, 04:44 PM.
              "We were mostly a drug addled band of misfits, and dreamers".

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