On Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 4:59:18 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> > I had a meat pie a short while ago. It tasted funny.
> > I guess that's what happens when you leave a meat pie out for a few days.
> > Hopefully I won't die from food poisoning. Also, it needed a bit more
> salt. :Q
>
> You left a meat pie out unrefridgerated for a few days then ate it?
> LOL! Good one.
>
> If that wasn't a joke then your mind is.

I've done that a lot - probably because I don't like wasting food. I wouldn't recommend that anybody do that but I'm still here and I've never gotten sick.

My guess is that leaving food out for a few days was pretty common back in the old days. What was probably not done was throwing away food.