I think I'll de-lurk here and put in my two cents' worth. I have always loved onions, especially raw, though like most others I cry like a baby when peeling and slicing. Howeverm Jean Nathan's advise about aviding cutting into the root seems worth a try. Hopefully I'll remember it next time I'm faced with an onion. Onios also contain a substance called quercitin which is supposed to be one of the best things for soothing an irritated or inflamed bowel. This can be very useful for those with Crohn's disease. Unfortunately for my SO, who has this uncomfortable affliction, onions generally aggravate the, and the quercitin has no effect at all.
Thinking again about peeling onions -- considering I'm dealing with a cold right now, my nose is still stopped up enough that I don't think it would be able to detect onion fumes and send the message to the tear ducts to turn on the faucet... And since we've been discussing summer reading, I/ve finally pulled out for a re-read The Complete Lucia by E.F.Benson. It is a most delightful set of books in one volume, and years ago the BBC made two of them into a short series which starring Sir Nigel Hawthorne and Prunella Scales, among others Thurlow in Lancaster OH [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
