Hi All, We discussed this ages ago but I put it to the test last night!
I cut an onion into 6 slices. I diced two of them and tears were streaming
down my face and my eyes really hurt! Then I spotted the chocolate M&Ms on
the counter. I took a mouthful and diced the rest of the onions without
The chocolate solution came from my son, who learnt it at cub camp! I was
amazed that it worked so fast
Sue
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From: "Jane Viking Swanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, April 09,
Hi All, Recently I was cutting up two large, not very fresh onions
and my eyes were watering and itchy. I remembered we'd talked
about that on chat and I tried to remember the antidotes. The only
one I could remember was to eat chocolate and I tried it. It works
great! I did have to keep eatin
Pre-chopped, frozen onions are the only way my household gets onion that's
not powder in any food. :)
I too, cry like a baby, and dont like onions much to boot.
Heather in Guelph, ON, Canada
At 09:18 PM 7/25/2003 +0100, you wrote:
Some onions make me cry; some don't. But I don't like chopping
All right, I finally can't resist.
alice howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Has anyone ever tried wearing goggles while chopping?
I haven't, but I find I can chop onions "tearlessly" while wearing my
(rigid, gas-permeable) contact lenses. They make me cry when I wear just
glasses.
Lynn Carpent
As a youngster my Saturday job involved preparing vegetables in the Uni
Halls of residence kitchens. Good pay, hard work but I got fed as well! As
we catered for 200+ students and covered two days of meals each Sat , onoins
meant by the the sackful! I wore hard contact lenses at the time and could
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Some onions make me cry; some don't. But I don't like chopping them up
anyway, and most times I don't want a whole number. So I'm experimenting
(yes I know it's extravagant) - I'm going to
Some onions make me cry; some don't. But I don't like chopping them up
anyway, and most times I don't want a whole number. So I'm experimenting
(yes I know it's extravagant) - I'm going to try a pack of frozen chopped
onion. It's on order, to be delivered on Monday. 8-)
Margery.
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