jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 8/12/2017 9:54 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 8/12/2017 9:46 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > On 2017-08-11 11:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > > On 8/11/2017 10:52 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Maybe they (1) precook them, (2) store them and (3) quickly
> > > > > warm them through before serving them. Maybe the maggots
> > > > > arrived during (2) and survived (3).
> > > > >
> > > > > Otherwise I don't get it.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Takes from 8 to 20 hours for them to emerge. It would have to
> > > > be an old burger.
> > >
> > > Based on what I have read and what I have heard from people I
> > > knew who worked there, they have very high standards for food
> > > safety and cooked food would have been trashed long before any
> > > fly larvae could possible have been laid and hatched. It is more
> > > likely that they took it home and let it sat out to attract flies
> > > in the hope of a hefty settlement, or maybe just 5 minutes of
> > > fame.
> >
> > That was my thought.
> > Mommy, I'm hungry
> > Oh, just eat the cheeseburger we bought last Monday. Its on the
> > back porch.
>
> Exactly! The whole story is ridiculous.
>
> Jill

Agreed. The mother dumped some maggots on there then took the pictures
hoping for a big settlement.

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