I put onions in my socks

Well, not all of the time, just last night.
I gave it a go out of desperation, as I have fallen ill with a silly snotty nose AGAIN.
I got a free onion at uni, they give out free veg on Mondays and a few knobbly brown onions were the only things left so half of it went into my risotto and the other half into my socks when I went to sleep last night.

It's an old wives tale that putting onions in your socks draws out the bad stuff and cures one of their ailments. 

Initially, the onions had a slight cooling effect on my feet. I didn't do too much research but I was sure I didn't need to brown them in a pan with some garlic before putting them on, so just closed my eyes and drifted off. I didn't quite manage to get to sleep before I realised I would need to set my alarm 8  minutes earlier to allow time to de-onion my feet before starting my day, so did so, and went to the land of nod.

5.23am 

Alarm went off.

Didn't go to the toilet upon waking because onions in socks made me not want to make onion footprints around the house.

Meditated, fell asleep.

Decided not to go to 6.30am boxing because I still felt grotty.

Reset alarm.

6.47am

Alarm went off for 7.30am yoga.

Squelched way downstairs to the toilet. Walking with onions in socks is softer than pebbles, kind of feels like walking on snow or frost. Challenges balance, slightly crunchy and wet. Retraced onion footprints up the stairs. Sniffed one to see how fresh it was. Smelt nothing. Nose is still blocked. 

6.50am

Heard awful wind outside and decided it's not the weather to be going out and about in. Also, onions are keeping feet warm. Onion socks won't fit in sneakers. Went back to sleep.

7.33am

Woke up for real, squelched downstairs to make a coffee and breakfast, ate it in bed. Checked if onion socks have made a brown mark on the brown sheets. Only on the top layer. 

7.45am

Took off onion socks, left them on the floor. Couldn't smell onions but then again nose is very very blocked, so it didn't work. Considered blowing nose on onion sock. It's going to be washed anyway. Refrained as nose is sore and rashy and onions make you cry. 

8.20am

Emptied sock onion mush into plastic bag, left it sitting on the floor, decided to write about it.

Here we are.

The only conclusion I have as to whether it cures colds is putting onions in your socks is; there is a greater likelihood to make you stay in bed. Which is probably what cures colds. I am still feeling a little guilty for not making my morning exercise, but am learning- "rest is best" - a post I wrote this time last year....full circle. 

The other conclusion I can make is that this experiment went way better than that time I tried this similar method but with garlic. I didn't research it and my cousin said 'use garlic' and I crushed raw garlic and wrapped my feet in that and gladwrap like a microwave baked potato then put socks on and went to bed. Wanting to get a good night's sleep, as that was what I needed, I tried to ignore the burning sensation the garlic was giving my tootsies, knowing it was the vampires of my cold just dying and it must be working.

Turns out raw crushed garlic burns your skin.

Turns out she mean whole cloves.

I had to wake up in the night several times and soak my feet in the bath.

The next day I had blisters on the arches of my feet.

Let me know if you want a minute by minute account of THAT wives tale, or any others you think I should try. 

Jj