The Third Ingredient (1917)
"If they only had an onion their heaven would be complete."
1917-04-14
United States of America
26 Min.
PG-13
Overview
Hetty Pepper (a discharged department store worker) and Cecilie (a starving miniature-painter) try to make a beef and potato stew in a low-rent New York apartment building. While they have the meat and the potatoes, they desperately need an onion to tie the meal together—which serves as a metaphor for the human connection and grace needed to complete their lives.




