Shade Tree wisdom 3/15/13

          A bit of history. The Pharaohs paid slaves in onions, and when they found costs were rising higher than they had expected [this was a government project, after all], they cut back on the onions paid. So the slaves went on strike, till their ‘wages’ were raised again.

          I do not know whether that actually happened that way, but it is one of those bits one learns along the way.

          But it does lead to the onion. Grows nearly everywhere in the world, is useful for many things beside giving some flavor to that hamburger.

          Just yesterday I chatted with a man who said he ate an onion every day and claimed he never even got a cold . Onions really do help keep a person healthy.

          They have a natural outer skin that keeps them from drying out, so we can keep them stored for up to six months without having them dry out.

          They are mentioned once in the Bible, when people were starting to complain about this manna and longed for “the leeks and onions and garlic” they ate in Egypt. Numbers 11,5 is the reference.

          When flu seasons is severe, you will read about people placing a cut onion or two in a dish and leaving it stand in a quiet place, claiming the fumes, nearly unnoticeable, keep the flu away.         

          Just thought this knowledge would brighten your day.

          May God bless you this day, in our Lord Jesus Christ.

GPD 3/15/13