Onion Tears: "Onion Tears

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Time: 3:28 AM EST
Kingropes
Country of Remedy: USA

Ingredients: Cold Water & 1 tablespoon salt
Instructions: Fill a shallow pan with cold water, and add the salt. Stir until dissolved.Cut the outer layer off of the onion, and let soak in the salted water for 10-15 minutes.Slice & dice as usual.

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2005
Time: 1:21 PM EST
Email address: Juanita Permenter
email_address: tigermarie@sbcglobal.net
Country of Remedy: Usa
Ingredients: 1 stick of chewing gum.
Instructions: Put the gum in your mouth and chew while you are cutting up the onion and it will not effect you.

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Time: 9:57 AM EST
Simon
Country of Remedy: New Zealand

Ingredients: One piece of sliced bread
Instructions: Hold bread in mouth so as you can see over it enough to not cut yourself.

Date: Sunday, August 21, 2005
Time: 6:07 AM EST
Juanita
Country of Remedy: United states

Ingredients: Chewing gum
Instructions: Just put a piece of gum in your mouth and start chewing and then start cutting up your onion.I promise this works. I was told about it and tried it. Now i have no more Onion Tears.

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2005
Time: 9:54 PM EST
livie
Subject: Home RemedyCountry of Remedy: canada

Ingredients: mint gum
Instructions: when you're chopping the onions, chew the gum constantly. works for me!

To prevent Onion Tears, hold your wrist under running cold water while cutting or peeling an onion and no more tears! If you have to move your wrist for a moment that's fine; return it to the running cold water when can and still no tears. Pretty Cool!

Date: Monday, May 16, 2005
Time: 3:00 PM EST
D. Charles
Country of Remedy: USA

Ingredients: one match or incense stick
Instructions: Just hold a match or incense stick in your mouth (red tip out) while you cut the onion and your eyes won't tear up at all."