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Red onions go great for this recipe; with their distinctive taste and deep red color, they actually turn pink after a couple days in the refrigerator. You can slice the onions to the thickness you prefer — however thick, they'll still take the pickling solution. Some people prefer to cut the onions in a full moon, which makes them easy to grab with a fork; others prefer them smaller, cut them into half moons. Heat enough water to completely submerge the sliced onion. Throw the cloves, cinnamon, chili, and thyme into a pot and toast them over medium-low heat until they become aromatic, about 3 - 5 minutes. Count to 10, and then strain the water and onions through a sieve. Why parboil the onions? Parboiling removes a little bit of the acid zing from raw onions. You don't have to parboil if you like the zing of raw onions, but a slightly mellower onion makes the pickling juice really stand out. You can let the onions rest there or remove them after 10 seconds. Onions which are left in the ice bath will continue to mellow while the sulfur compounds (the onion's natural defense) diffuse into the water. Once onions are done, drain them completely and place them into a container. Turn on the burner to medium high and bring the pickling juice to a simmer, dissolving the sugar completely. Simmer for an additional minute. Seal the container and place into refrigerator. The pickled onions will be ready to try in as little as one hour, but are best after at least one day. Store pickled onions in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Red onions which are pickled will turn slightly pink as they age. Try your pickles on homemade tacos, sandwiches with richer cuts of meat (like pork), or a hearty stew.

summary: Halve, peel, and slice the onion. Heat some water over the stove or in a kettle. While the water begins to boil, toast the spices in a small pot. When the water is just about to boil, remove it from the heat and add the onions to the water. Transfer the onions from the sieve to the ice bath to stop them from cooking. Add the vinegar, lime juice, and 1/4 cup of sugar to the toasted spices. Remove the pickling juice from heat and pour into container with onions. Enjoy.


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Plates of the size used as covers for microscope slides would be ideal. Once the plates are cleaned, handle them only by the edges. Do this by touching the surfaces with the leads from a multimeter. Once you have established which side of each plate is the conductive side, place them side by side, one plate conductive side up and the other conductive side down. This will hold the plates in place for the next step.  Place the tape along either of the long side of the plates to overlap 1 millimeter (1/25 inch) of the edges. Place tape over the outer 4 to 5 millimeters (1/5 inch) of the conductive side up plate. Put 2 drops on the conductive side up plate, then spread it evenly over the plate surface. Allow the titanium dioxide to cover the conductive-side-down plate. Before applying the titanium dioxide solution, you may first want to coat the plates with tin oxide. Now you'll treat the 2 plates differently.  Place the conductive-side-up plate on an electric hot plate overnight to bake the titanium dioxide onto the plate. Clean the titanium dioxide off the conductive-side-down plate and place it where it won't collect dirt. The dye can be made from raspberry, blackberry or pomegranate juice or by brewing a tea from red hibiscus petals.  Do this while the titanium dioxide-coated plate is soaking. Mark the side that doesn't conduct with a plus sign (+). You can do this by going over the conductive side with a pencil or by applying a graphite lubricant. Cover the entire surface. Rinse it twice, first with de-ionized water and then with alcohol. Blot dry after rinsing with a clean tissue.
summary: Obtain 2 equal-sized glass plates. Clean both surfaces of the plates with alcohol. Test the plate faces for conductivity. Apply transparent tape to the plates. Apply a solution of titanium dioxide to the plates. Remove the tape and separate the plates. Prepare a shallow dish filled with dye. Soak the titanium-dioxide-coated plate, coated side down, in the dye for 10 minutes. Clean the other plate with alcohol. Retest the cleaned plate to find its conductive side. Apply a thin carbon coating to the conductive side of the cleaned plate. Take the titanium-dioxide-coated plate out of the dye.