I don't know whether or not this can possibly be of any significance in
this context but I remember that one of the mortifications of Celestine V
was to feed himself during Lent on nothing but eight onions. I have no
authoritative explanation for this choice of diet but based on personal
experience, I have come to think that possibly the point was that onions
tend to create gas which might have the effect of providing an illusion
of fullness or might add to the discomfort of this extreme
self-mortifyer.
Jo Ann McNamara
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