Ow...

[altariel]

I just cut my finger chopping onions. Stupid rubbish cooking. Not so badly I need to leave the house and seek out expertise (how dreary would that have been, crossing town in the Friday rush hour?), but bad enough that I went all faint and had to lie down for a bit. It's all plastered over and I can type again now, but I think I'll still take the opportunity to sulk in front of the telly tonight.

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[trixieleitz]

As I said to the BoT last week, face streaming and eyes stinging, "Onions are the Devil's vegetable".

Must be time for you to make your famous phone call to the curry house :)

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I soldiered on and made the stew. Extra brownie points for bravery.

[trixieleitz]

Go, you!

I went off and chopped onions again tonight, with the same tearful result. At least the food made it worthwhile.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I hate the tearful onion thing. Popping a cold spoon into my mouth gives temporary relief, and washing my hands under cold water clears it away sufficiently that I can chop the rest of them.

[trixieleitz]

I used to find holding water in my mouth while I chopped would help, but the latest batch seem to be more than usually potent. I don't know what variety they are, unfortunately, and I suspect there's a correlation between teariness and tastiness.

I might try refrigerating them for a bit next time, if I remember....

There's a brilliant photo of my brother, aged about ten, peeling onions for my mother to pickle and wearing a diving mask.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

There's a brilliant photo of my brother, aged about ten, peeling onions for my mother to pickle and wearing a diving mask.

:-D :-D