Old Wives Tales About Onions I was reminded of an incident when my sister-in-law used a raw onion to avoid spreading of flu in a room where more than one people were staying. She cut an onion into four pieces and placed it on a shelf in the room where one person was suffering from flu. I know we had to bear with the not so pleasant smell of an onion but fortunately avoided the spread of infection. This news item in today's paper supported the ... Read More