Following is some handy advice for burns shared by a friend:

Some time ago, I was cooking some corn and stuck my fork in the boiling water to see if the corn was ready.  I missed and my hand went into the boiling water.

A friend of mine, who was a Vietnam veteran, came into the house, as I was screaming, and asked me if I had some plain old flour.

I pulled out a bag and he stuck my hand in it. He told me to keep my hand in the flour for 10 minutes.

He said, in Vietnam, there was a guy on fire and in their panic, they threw a bag of flour all over him to put the fire out.  Well, it not only put the fire out, but,  he never even had a blister!!!!

Long story short, I put my hand in the bag of flour for 10 mins, pulled it out and did not even have a red mark or a blister & absolutely.   THE END RESULT WAS – NO PAIN.

Now, I keep a bag of flour in the fridge and every time I burn myself.  Cold flour feels even better than room temperature flour.

I even burned my tongue once,  put the flour on it for about 10 minutes and  the pain was gone and no burn.

Keep a bag of flour in your fridge and you will be happy you did!

Flour has heat absorbent property and also has a strong antioxidant property, thus it helps in burn patients if applied within 15 minutes.

One last hint – If you are dicing or cutting onions and the fumes overwhelm you, stop and stick your head in the freezer (don’t close the door) for a few minutes and your eyes will clear and quit watering.

Happy Cooking Holidays!

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