10 August 2016 Vidalia Onion Juice

[Durgan]

http://durgan.org/2016/August%202016/10%20August%202016%20Vidalia%20Onion%20Juice/HTML/ 10 August 2016 Vidalia Onion Juice
Ten pounds of Vidalia onions were processed into ten liters of juice. Some basil available was added to enhance nutrition and flavour. The onions and basil was cooked about 20 minutes and beat into a slurry with a hand blender. The slurry was then strained through a 2 mm mesh screen using a food mill. The residue from the food mill was put through a Champion juicer to extract maximum nutrition. This output was mixed with the food mill juice. The juice was then pressure canned at 15 PSI for 15 minutes for storage. Annotated pictures depict the process.

 

[Becky]

I read recently that you can get an effective cough remedy from onions - you cut an onion in half, drizzle with 2-3 tablespoons of honey, cover and leave overnight. You then strain it and use the juices for a cough. Sounds intriguing!

 

[Durgan]

I read recently that you can get an effective cough remedy from onions - you cut an onion in half, drizzle with 2-3 tablespoons of honey, cover and leave overnight. You then strain it and use the juices for a cough. Sounds intriguing!

And probably useless.

 

[MaryMary]

@Becky, maybe not so useless...


Onions and their healing properties: http://www.offthegridnews.com/alternative-health/onions-and-their-healing-properties/

Asian cultures, Egyptians, Romans, and ancient Greeks revered onions. They believed these globes helped to fight infection, relieved indigestion, eased joint discomfort and many other ailments. From modern studies we know that onions have antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties. It has also been found useful as a diuretic and as an effective expectorant (this would make it helpful for fighting coughs, colds and flu bugs). Onions, like other members of the allium family, are high in flavonoids and powerful antioxidants known to prevent many diseases in the body. They are particularly high in the flavonoid quercetin, which in recent studies has been shown to prevent heart disease by keeping cholesterol from attaching to the walls of our arteries and also preventing the sticking together of blood platelets and the formation of clots. A 2006 British study shows that people who eat the most quercetin-rich foods (particularly onion soup in this study) have reduced their risk of thrombosis and cardiovascular disease.

I added the underlining...

Onion as medicine: http://www.herbalrootszine.com/articles/onion-as-medicine/

Like his relative Garlic, Onion contains allicin which is an antibiotic. Onion is also analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant and vulnerary (...snip...)
For those with painful, damp coughs, Onion works well as a plaster which is applied on the chest to help to calm spasms of the lungs while helping the lungs to expel the mucus.

Onion is great to have on hand for treating coughs, colds, the flu and other bronchial ailments.

An onion poultice for congestion: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-and-Use-an-Onion-Poultice-for-Congestion

Recent research indicates that onions contain quercitin, a bioflavonoid that has been used to treat and protect against cataracts, heart disease, and cancer.[1][2] Other research indicates that onions have anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties, as well as being useful in upper respiratory infections.[3] For congestion of various types and for upper respiratory infections, one of the easiest ways to use onions to help speed recovery is to use a poultice made from onions.

Again, the underlining is mine.




"New" medicine tells us to take an antibiotic. "Newer" medicine says we weaken our systems by taking too many antibiotics. We should "tough it out" to let our bodies not get resistant to antibiotics, so that they work, when we need them.

In the days when we didn't have a doctor in easy driving distance, we relied on home remedies. When the country doctor came around once every month or three, often it was Grandma who saved the day!!

 

[Chuck]

Onions have a lot of medicinal properties but no matter what the onions that the OP has described as Vidalias are, are NOT vidalia's. Vidilias are a short day onion, not long day which is required for the OP's latitude. A Vidalia is a super sweet onion. One can eat them like an apple. They are a roundish onion not a flattened onion such as shown by the OP. I do not appreciate the OP misleading folks in Canada. If you find Vidalia onions in Canada do not be fooled, they are not and cannot be authentic Vidiala onions as it is physically impossible to grow them there. If it were possible to grow them that far north then why even have long and short day onions. Onions grow a bulb by the length of daylight hours and Vidalias take at least 110 days from setting out to harvest. That is why in Texas we plant Vidalias in January and harvest them in June or July. I don't know what the onions are that the OP has grown but they are NOT Vidialias, no matter what the people say from where he bought them.

 

[zigs]

And probably useless.

You've tried it for that then? Or you just dissing something you know nothing about?

 

[Durgan]

You've tried it for that then? Or you just dissing something you know nothing about?

HONK!

 

[Durgan]

Onions have a lot of medicinal properties but no matter what the onions that the OP has described as Vidalias are, are NOT vidalia's. Vidilias are a short day onion, not long day which is required for the OP's latitude. A Vidalia is a super sweet onion. One can eat them like an apple. They are a roundish onion not a flattened onion such as shown by the OP. I do not appreciate the OP misleading folks in Canada. If you find Vidalia onions in Canada do not be fooled, they are not and cannot be authentic Vidiala onions as it is physically impossible to grow them there. If it were possible to grow them that far north then why even have long and short day onions. Onions grow a bulb by the length of daylight hours and Vidalias take at least 110 days from setting out to harvest. That is why in Texas we plant Vidalias in January and harvest them in June or July. I don't know what the onions are that the OP has grown but they are NOT Vidialias, no matter what the people say from where he bought them.

My onions are large, pristine white, no heat, perfect spheres. Close if not the same as the attributes of Vidalia. Unfortunately I have no seed. They are probably as good as any onion produced. I don't know the supplier of the box of seedlings that I bought but will make an effort to locate.

 

[Chuck]

My onions are large, pristine white, no heat, perfect spheres. Close if not the same as the attributes of Vidalia. Unfortunately I have no seed. They are probably as good as any onion produced. I don't know the supplier of the box of seedlings that I bought but will make an effort to locate.

http://www.vidaliaonion.org/farming/planting_and_growing_vidalia_onions

 

[MaryMary]

My onions are large, pristine white

HONK!

Silly goose!! Vidalias are yellow!!

 

[Durgan]

Ya may be mixing onions up with Yukon Gold Potatoes. The flesh of my onions be what they may be is pristine white.

 

[CanadianLori]

Totally confused here. I am growing "Kelsae" onions and the description that I've seen is that they are long day onions. Course I cheated and started them indoors, then moved to greenhouse, then planted out...

 

[Chuck]

Totally confused here. I am growing "Kelsae" onions and the description that I've seen is that they are long day onions. Course I cheated and started them indoors, then moved to greenhouse, then planted out...

You aren't confused. Long day onions are the only type that will grow that far north. All that short day onions will do is make leaves.

 

[zigs]

HONK!

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