I hear from a reliable source that the recovery of silver from scrap is soon to be revolutionised by using the humble onion. This will greatly reduce costs and the savings will be passed on to our customers, he continued.

Asked to say more about the process, he replied: we always add the onions to the molten metal, not the metal to onions. Then he warned; do not attempt to do this at home. It can be extremely dangerous without our special equipment.
Dennis 1.4.13.