The things we eat, by various juice control
The narrowness or largeness of our soul.
Onions will make e'en heirs or widows weep;
The tender lettuce brings on softer sleep.
KING.

Peel a pint of button onions, and put them in water till you want to put
them on to boil; put them into a stewpan, with a quart of cold water;
let them boil till tender; they will take (according to their size and
age) from half an hour to an hour.