On 12/25/2014 1:43 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/24/2014 11:01 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> She said overnight. That's usually at least 8 hours and she said it was
>>> above 50 degrees. If she wants to give someone food poisoning, that's
>>> her business. I grew up being told to fear green beans because of
>>> botulism.
>>
>> Okay, you were fine up to the the point about overnight, 50 degrees.
>> But growing up being told to fear green beans? I find that pretty funny.
>
> Oh it's funny the a woman died? I don't think so. It was on the news.
> My grandma couldn't grasp the fact that they were home canned green
> beans and the woman likely did something wrong when she canned them.
> But they were warning people to make sure to fully heat their cooked
> beans before eating them. So... The only beans we ever got at her
> house were cooked to mush. It wasn't funny and the poor woman was
> terrified that if she didn't do this, we would all die.

*NOW* you embellish the story. You made no mention of anyone dying, or
that it was from improper home canning of green beans. All you said was
you were *told* to fear green beans. Big difference there.

Jill