LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, Makers of mayonnaise. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist. Ed, who was our tour guide, 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 summer 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 hotdogs 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 mayonnaise will even begin to break down. Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions. Please remember it is dangerous to cut an onion and try to use it to cook the next day, it becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.
Onion Stories 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 families 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. 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 farmer's 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, and place 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 and is the very reason we shouldn't eat an onion that has been sitting for a time after it has been cut open.
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Chinese Traditional: 洋蔥吸收細菌。如果洋蔥是削減一半，並放在一個房間裡，它將消毒的房間很大程度上。不從廚房裡，滿是細菌吃老切的洋蔥或未使用的洋蔥、 不吃任何已開始增長，有毒的蔬菜 ！
French: Oignons absorbent les bactéries. Si un oignon est coupé de moitié et placé dans une pièce, on désinfectera la chambre dans une grande mesure. Ne mangez pas de vieux oignons coupés ou oignons inutilisés de la cuisine, pleine de bactéries et ne mange pas n'importe quel légume qui a commencé à se développer, toxique !
German: Zwiebeln absorbieren Bakterien. Wenn eine Zwiebel, die Hälfte schneiden ist und in einem Raum platziert, wird das Zimmer zum großen Teil desinfiziert werden. Aus der Küche, voll von Bakterien nicht essen Sie alten geschnittenen Zwiebeln oder ungenutzte Zwiebeln und Essen Sie keine Gemüse, das begonnen hat zu wachsen, giftig!
Hindi: प्याज बैक्टीरिया को अवशोषित। यदि एक प्याज आधे में कटौती और एक कमरे में रखा गया है, यह काफी हद तक कमरे शुद्ध करना होगा। पुराने काट प्याज या उपयोग नहीं किये गए प्याज रसोई से, बैक्टीरिया से भरा खाना नहीं और हो जाना, जहरीला करना शुरू कर दिया है किसी भी सब्जी नहीं खाती!
Indonesian: Bawang menyerap bakteri. Jika bawang dipotong setengah dan ditempatkan di sebuah ruangan, itu akan Disinfeksi kamar untuk sebagian besar. TIDAK makan lama memotong bawang atau bawang yang tidak terpakai dari dapur, penuh dengan bakteri dan tidak makan sayuran setiap yang telah mulai tumbuh, beracun!
Italian: Cipolle assorbono batteri. Se la cipolla è tagliata a metà e collocato in una stanza, esso verrà disinfettare la stanza in grande misura. Non mangiare cipolle tagliate vecchie o cipolle inutilizzate dalla cucina, piena di batteri e non mangiare qualsiasi verdura che ha iniziato a crescere, velenoso!
Japanese: 玉ねぎは、細菌を吸収します。タマネギの半分をカットし、部屋に置かれる場合は、部屋はかなりの程度に駆除されます。古いカット タマネギまたは未使用のタマネギは台所から細菌に満ちてを食べていないし、有毒成長し始めている任意の野菜を食べていない ！
Korean: 양파는 세균을 흡수. 양파 절반을 잘라 방에 배치 경우 좋은 정도로 룸을 소독 합니다. 안 먹어 오래 된 컷된 양파 또는 사용 하지 않은 양파 박테리아의 전체 부엌에서 하 고, 유독 성장을 시작 된 야채를 먹지 않아요!
Polish: Cebula pochłaniają bakterie. Jeśli cebula jest cięte połowę i umieszczone w pomieszczeniu, to wyleczy pokój w dużym stopniu. NIE jeść stare cebula cięcia lub niewykorzystane cebuli z kuchni, pełne bakterii i nie jeść warzyw, że zaczął rosnąć, trujące!
Portuguese: Cebolas absorvem bactérias. Se uma cebola é cortar a metade e colocada em um quarto, ele irá desinfectar o quarto em grande medida. NÃO comer velhas cebolas cortadas ou não utilizadas cebolas na cozinha, cheia de bactérias e não comer qualquer vegetal que já começou a crescer, venenoso!
Russian: Лук поглощают бактерии. Если лук резать половины и помещены в комнате, он будет лечить номер в значительной степени. НЕ есть старый нарезанный лук или неиспользуемых лук из кухни, полный бактерий и не едят любое растительное, что начала расти, ядовиты!
Spanish: Cebollas absorben las bacterias. Si una cebolla se corta a la mitad y colocar en una habitación, desinfectará la sala en gran medida. No comer viejas cebollas cortadas o cebollas sin usar de la cocina, llena de bacterias y no comer cualquier verdura que ha comenzado a crecer, venenosas!
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