Story of the Onion

[Oilcan]

Once upon a time there was a peasant woman and a very wicked woman she was.

And she died and did not leave a single good deed behind. The devils caught her and plunged her into a lake of fire.

So her guardian angel stood and wondered what good deed of hers he could remember to tell God. "She once pulled up an onion in her garden," said he, "and gave it to a beggar woman."

And God answered: "You take that onion then, hold it out to her in the lake. and let her take hold of it and be pulled out. And if you can pull her out of the lake, let her come to Paradise,but if the onion breaks, then the woman must stay where she is."

The angel ran to the woman and held out the onion to her. "Come," said he, "catch hold and I'll pull you out."

And he began cautiously pulling her out. He had just about pulled her out, when the other sinners in the lake, seeing how she was being drawn out, caught hold of her so as to be pulled out with her.

But she was a very wicked woman and she began kicking them off. "I'm to be pulled out, not you. It's my onion, not yours."

As soon as she said that, the onion broke. And she fell back into the lake and is burning there to this day. So her guardian angel wept and went away.

 

[User-E]

Hmmmmmm

Onions are a hot topic today.

 

[Prudent]

Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote it, great writer, had a vision of literature that is still paramount today.


For the purpose of using a food as medicine, it is always best to use food that has been grown organically and locally.

Onions also have antibiotic properties and the ability to remove toxins from the body. They are best used in their raw form to access these medicinal qualities like warts, fevers, burns and a few others can be remedied with onions.

 

[Boing]

Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote it, great writer, had a vision of literature that is still paramount today.


For the purpose of using a food as medicine, it is always best to use food that has been grown organically and locally.

Onions also have antibiotic properties and the ability to remove toxins from the body. They are best used in their raw form to access these medicinal qualities like warts, fevers, burns and a few others can be remedied with onions.

Who are you?. Two posts and both intelligent, you really want to hang out with us -/It wasn't me:-/

 

[Raiden]

Who are you?. Two posts and both intelligent, you really want to hang out with us -/It wasn't me:-/

You're impressed, maybe he can cook too?Hmmmmmm:biggrin2:

 

[SillyGirl]

If he does laundry too, I'm keeping him. :tongue:

 

[Bull]

For the deep thinkers only.

I think or hope.

 

[ReservoirDog]

I don't hate peeling onions anymore.

 

[Chloe Croft]

I make a mean French onion soup.

 

[User-E]

I make a mean French onion soup.

Can you share your recipe? That's something I've always wanted to learn how to make.

 

[Chloe Croft]

Can you share your recipe? That's something I've always wanted to learn how to make.

I think the key is using the right alcohol - tried making it with beer, wine, sherry but nothing beats vermouth! It goes great with a gruyere or an emmantal cheese. One or two day-old crusty bread or croutons. Beef broth, lots of caramelized onions, and sometimes I add a few fresh mushrooms. You have to get the really good bowls with the handles that can stand being broiled. Some of them claim to but not all of them do. And maybe a little bit of thyme.

 

[Transient]

If you have a good Dutch oven to carmelize the onions with, it really makes a difference too.

 

[Chloe Croft]

If you have a good Dutch oven to carmelize the onions with, it really makes a difference too.

Yes. I'm going to buy a Dutch oven in the fall so I can make a lot of stews!!

 

[User-E]

If you have a good Dutch oven to carmelize the onions with, it really makes a difference too.

Hmmmmmm

wouldn't this be after the onions?

 

[User-E]

The day after this was posted, I was out walking and saw a biker drop something on the road up ahead. He had to wait for traffic to be able to turn around and go back to get it.

I didn't want whatever it was to get run over, so I stepped out onto the road and put my hand up to stop oncoming traffic, retrieved the bag of ONIONS from the road and gave it to the grateful biker who was trying to carry his groceries in his lap while driving.

 

[Willy]

The day after this was posted, I was out walking and saw a biker drop something on the road up ahead. He had to wait for traffic to be able to turn around and go back to get it.

I didn't want whatever it was to get run over, so I stepped out onto the road and put my hand up to stop oncoming traffic, retrieved the bag of ONIONS from the road and gave it to the grateful biker who was trying to carry his groceries in his lap while driving.

:clapping2:

 

[Terry]

Humbled by it.

 

[Candyman]

One of the few threads here I cared to read.

 

[User-E]

One of the few threads here I cared to read.

Are you a fan of onions or Fyodor Dostoevsky?

Hmmmmmm