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From: hom@houxm.UUCP (H.MORRIS)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: RE: garlic and onion (and contacts)
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Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 14:56:36 EST
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>>	People who wear contact lenses have a far higher resistance to
>>	tear production caused by onions.  (I was frequently asked to
>>	do onion chopping for the other members of my household when I
>>	shared a big house.)
However, if you remove your contact lenses and replace them the next
morning (sometimes even after a shower), the result is sometimes
painfull.  I've had this problem after mincing large amounts of
garlic (not with onions).  I've head lemon juice will get the oils
off, but have yet to try it.

Hal Morris