Dee Randall wrote on 23 May 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> My understanding also is that bay leaves should removed before storing
> the dish as bay leaves are poisonous.
> Don't ask me to prove it -- it's something I've read a good-many
> times.
> :-)))
> Dee Dee
>

It is a urban myth...In truth it is the seratated leaves (seems they have
little hooks)...left in a dish they could cause a choking hazard. I used
powered bay leaves when I make soup.

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-Alan