On 1/12/2011 9:57 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:42:36 -0500, >
> wrote:
>
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> It takes me a while to peel onions and garlic. I have seen the technique of
>>> smashing the garlic. That never seems to work for me. I just wind up with
>>> a mess and I have to pick little bits out. I am careful with my onions
>>> because I don't want bits of peel in there. And I am careful with my
>>> peppers because I don't like the seeds in there.
>>>
>>> At one point in time I was severely disabled and could not stand up for any
>>> length of time. I bought a bar stool and used it to sit on. I tried to
>>> prep my veggies for the week all at one time. Of course it seemed there
>>> were always times I had to do something additional. But I spent a good two
>>> hours of chopping and slicing every week. This included vegetables for
>>> snacks and salads.
>>>
>> I'd be a lot faster then for all that practice!
>> Peel the onion by cutting in half and pulling the outter thin layer with
>> skin right off.
>> You seem to enjoy your difficulties and are always resistant to doing
>> things mroe effectively.
>
> Even two minutes is a very long allotment for peeling one onion...
> really shouldn't require more than 20 seconds.

You guys aren't accounting for people with chronic pain. Even people
with pain like/need to cook.