Some useful tips and recommendations will help not only to get rid of the smell of onions in the kitchen, but also to use it in the home medicine cabinet.
Onion is the vegetable we use most often in the kitchen. We use onion for soups, sauces and salads.
Onions are an important addition to meat and fish. Onions should be used in cooking not only because of their spectacular taste, but also because they are an excellent antibiotic.
The cut half of the onion will not lose its flavor and will not wither if you spread the cut area with butter or margarine.
To prevent onions from sticking when frying, simply add a little salt to them. To prevent finely chopped onions from burning and to give them a beautiful color, roll a layer of onions in flour before frying.
The onions you add to your soup will taste much better if you first sear them over a gas burner.
If you dip the onion in boiling water for a second after peeling it, you won't suffer from the strong smell of onions. After eating the onion, you can get rid of bad breath by chewing parsley leaves.
Onions, like a sponge, absorb odors. If you put a cut onion in an old cupboard, it will acquire a musty smell.
If your hands smell like onions, you need to wash them in cold water with salt. Hot water will only fix the unpleasant smell.
If you are stung by a wasp or bee, rub the sting with an onion. This will help relieve pain and prevent swelling.
Onions have excellent antibacterial properties and speed up wound healing. You can use chopped onions as a poultice to treat skin, abscesses, and burns.
Onions keep best when hung in a bundle or bunch in a dry, ventilated place.
Peeling the onion will be easier if you dip the onion in cold water for a second.
