On 12/24/2014 3:57 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:17:31 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/24/2014 5:30 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/di...anted=all&_r=0
>>>
>>> So, what did people do before fridges?
>>>
>> Many years ago I posted about a woman I worked with who grew up on her
>> grandparents farm. At sunup it was time to make breakfast for the
>> family. Immediately after breakfast (dishes and cooking pots washed) it
>> was time to start lunch. Her example was fried chicken, potatoes,
>> vegetables from the garden, more biscuits or fresh bread with butter.
>> The guys didn't always come in from tending the livestock and the fields
>> for a couple of hours. She said her grandmother just set the food on
>> the table and covered it with a cloth. The food often sat there for a
>> couple of hours before they finally sat down to eat. Amazing they survived.
>
> Honestly Jill, it would have been perfectly fine.
Honestly, JeBus, I was agreeing with you. Of *course* no one got sick.
People never used to rush hot food right into the refrigerator (or ice
box, whatever). They weren't paranoid about it. Oh dear, 2 hours,
chill it or throw it out! Nope.
> As you said, nobody
> got sick. Nothing amazing about that at all. Everyone here where I
> live do things like that all the time. I do it all the time. Nobody
> ever gets sick... ever. I'm sure we have the same bacteria here as
> you do there 
>
> Of course it's good to be mindful of hygiene etc, but
> in my opinion this two hour business is excessively and needlessly
> over the top, and as far as I know, you won't hear anything like that
> from anyone outside the U.S.
>
I don't pay strict attention to those rules. My SO always wants to put
anything leftover right into the fridge. What's the rush? Another few
minutes won't matter.
I *do* think the casserole left outside overnight (different thread)
probably warranted throwing out. I don't know a thing about soy milk
but where I live green beans aren't expensive. I'd have made another
casserole rather than take the chance on the one that sat outside for 8
hours or longer at around 13C.
Jill