Onions are rich in antioxidants, thought to prevent cancer, diabetes, and even the common cold; onions are nothing if not a super food. But that’s not all they are, the same properties that make onions a great food to eat also make them great for other things like food, health and in homes. At the local markets a kilogram of onions is about Rwf400.
Making onion tea is a great remedy for soothing sore throats. Boil water with onion peels in it (about 1 cup of water for the peels of 1/2 an onion), remove onion and serve.
If you have a cold, you can also cut an onion for small pieces, cover that with sugar and leave overnight. Come morning you will have great syrup!
Onions eases the Pain of Burns; rubbing onions onto burns helps soothe the pain.
Rubbing an onion on your skin is a simple way to repel bugs and rubbing onion onto bug bites and stings will help to ease the pain.
If you burned your rice and you’re afraid of serving it, make use of onions; simply place half of an onion on top of the rice. It will absorb the burned taste.
Preserve Avocados. Prevent your avocados from getting spoilt by storing them in a plastic airtight container with red onions. Place half of an onion in the container first, skin side up, and then place the avocado.
Polish Metal. Slice onion and then crush it. Combine crushed onion with water. With a cloth, dab it on the metal surface. Rub until clean.
Get Rid of that Paint Smell. Mix crushed onions with water and combats the unpleasant, and sometimes unhealthy, odors of paints and varnishes.
Clean your Grill. Chop an onion in half, and turn on your grill. Using a fork, glide the onion on the grill to scrub it clean.
Tip: To remove the smell of onions and garlic from your hands, under running cool water, rub the handle of a stainless butter knife between your hands. It works every time
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