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> My mother and brother both got salmonella from improperly prepared food;
> hers was from eggs and his was from an outing to a restaurant. Both were
> years apart and neither one recovered and both instances lead to their
> deaths.
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> But I have licked spoons from cake batter all my life and never suffered
> any ill effects. And when eggs are on sale I will buy 5-10 dozen at a
> time and keep them refrigerated and use them until they are gone.

Good gravy! Eggs aren't expensive and they go on sale all the time. No
need to buy that many at once unless for some reason you are cooking for a
huge crowd.