Goomba wrote:
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> > We haver a 3-day rule for most leftovers. Not all spoilage is evident by
> > appearance or taste.
> >
> This woman was tossing out uncooked raw broccoli, not leftovers! Would
> you have tossed that out without just looking at it to see if it still
> looked good enough to cook and eat?

If I don't plan to use broccoli the day
I buy it, I cut the end of the stem off
and place the remaining end in a jar of
water to keep it fresh. The broccoli
stays fresh for several days that way.