Onions

Onions are said to be one of the oldest vegetables. They are found in alot of recipes, and are used almost world wide. Onions come in many different forms, such as fresh, chopped, powdered, canned, frozen, pickled, caramelized, or dehydrated. They also have different flavors, such as sweet, tangy, sharp, pungent, mild, or even spicy. Onions have been said to have many health benefits that help fight off certain types of cancer, and aid in healing bee stings, and also in helping to reduce scars. Onions are great to "soak up" the paint smell when your painting...Just cut an onion in half, place on a saucer in the room your painting, and the onion will absorb most of the paint fumes. Also, according to old legends, you can slice an onion and place in your socks to absorb high fevers, sounds odd, but actually works.