Posted By Kimberly Turner on Jan 6, 2008 in Cooking Tips & Tricks, Fruit & Vegetables, Healthy, Home Remedy, Onions, Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian | 1 comment

It’s cold season, so try this home remedy – Get Rid of Your Cold Virus Onion!

This recipe does not sound delicious, but surprisingly, it is rather tasty, and it WORKS!

This is an old family remedy – try it, you’ll be glad you did.

Get Rid of Your Cold Virus Onion:

The key here is to allow the onion to macerate overnight or for about 8 hours.

Type: Home Remedy

Prep Time: 3 min
Macerating Time: 8 hrs or overnight
Yield: 3 – 4 tbsp remedy

The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video for measurements & directions. Please enjoy this webisode of Cooking with Kimberly:

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion – roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp sugar

Instructions:

1. When you start to feel like you may be getting a cold or sick, immediately chop up an onion roughly and put it in a small bowl.
2. Sprinkle sugar on top and toss onions.
3. Cover bowl with aluminum foil and allow to sit on the counter overnight: ~ 6-8 hrs.
4. The onion will have released it’s moisture because of the sugar and will have created a syrup. Take as much as was created. * Tip: Repeat if necessary.

I promise it doesn’t taste gross at all…and it does work!  Enjoy good health!

If you’re looking for another natural home remedy for sore throats or colds, check out this great recipe for a natural cure:

Cedar Sore Throat & Cold Remedy

I hope you enjoy this Onion Recipe on Cooking with Kimberly. Until next time…

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