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Cheri[_3_]

"KenK" > wrote in message
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> (Judy Haffner) wrote in
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>> I know some people don't care to eat "leftovers" from a meal, but with
>> it just being hubby and I now, usually we always have some to store in
>> the refrigerator, but I'm never quite sure just how long someone
>> should eat on them.
>>
>> I can remember my grandmother saying she was making spaghetti, or a
>> stew that would last them all week, but mostly I will toss out
>> anything that is left after a couple of days has passed. We only have
>> the freezer unit in the top of our 14 cu. ft. refrigerator, so
>> generally don't freeze leftovers.
>>
>> I particularly like soups & stews, and spaghetti sauce reheated the
>> next day, and some casseroles, as the flavor is better after it's had
>> time to blend.
>>
>> So how long does anyone here keep leftovers around and eat on them,
>> including cooked turkey, chicken, ham, etc.?
>>
>> How about salads, such as potato salad, or a pasta salad? Mom use to
>> say potato salad should be dumped out after the 3rd day, so I've
>> always done that.
>>
>> Judy
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>>
>
> Bothers me as well. Looking forward to the responses. So far I've lucked
> out and not gotten sick.

I really don't make potato salad much anymore, but in the old days, it
stayed in the fridge until it was gone which could be five or so days, and
it got better with age. Never got sick from my own food either.

Cheri