Ingeborg Foco on thu 17 nov 05
Gail said: I never cut any meat on a cutting board. I use a plate...
Gail, it is the worst thing to do with good knives and of course you know
that.
Many years ago we lived in France. We had the opportunity to get to know a
lot of French people and I'll never forget this comment: " You Americans
are so antiseptic; when you leave your country you all get sick" That was
25 years ago and I think we have gotten much worse. It is not really an
admirable trait.
Wash your hands, dishes etc and get on with life. The rest will take care
of itself. All of those antibacterial commercials are to sell more bleach,
more soap and create more fear. Just wash your stuff and get over the germ
phobia; it isn't healthy:).
Recent studies show that kids whose Mom's are constantly bleaching
counters,
cutting boards (crazed pottery) etc have children who get sick more
frequently than kids who get to play in the dirt and consume a few germs.
They have a built in immunity to bugs. Think about it!!!
Ingeborg
the Potter's Workshop & Gallery
P.O. Box 510
3058 Stringfellow Road
St. James City, Florida 33956
239-283-2775
John Rodgers on fri 18 nov 05
My grandmother used to fuss on my parents and my aunts and uncles, and
later us, about being to fastidious over "clean" with the kinds. She
said every kid needed to eat a pound of dirt to be healthy. She passed
away in 1985 at the age of 99 years and 9 months.
I wouder at times how much she knew then, that we don't today.
Regards,
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
Ingeborg Foco wrote:
> Gail said: I never cut any meat on a cutting board. I use a plate...
>
>
> Gail, it is the worst thing to do with good knives and of course you know
> that.
>
> Many years ago we lived in France. We had the opportunity to get to know a
> lot of French people and I'll never forget this comment: " You Americans
> are so antiseptic; when you leave your country you all get sick" That was
> 25 years ago and I think we have gotten much worse. It is not really an
> admirable trait.
>
> Wash your hands, dishes etc and get on with life. The rest will take care
> of itself. All of those antibacterial commercials are to sell more bleach,
> more soap and create more fear. Just wash your stuff and get over the germ
> phobia; it isn't healthy:).
>
> Recent studies show that kids whose Mom's are constantly bleaching
>counters,
> cutting boards (crazed pottery) etc have children who get sick more
> frequently than kids who get to play in the dirt and consume a few germs.
> They have a built in immunity to bugs. Think about it!!!
>
> Ingeborg
> the Potter's Workshop & Gallery
> P.O. Box 510
> 3058 Stringfellow Road
> St. James City, Florida 33956
>
> 239-283-2775
>
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2ley on fri 18 nov 05
From: "Ingeborg Foco"
> Gail said: I never cut any meat on a cutting board. I use a plate...
> Wash your hands, dishes etc and get on with life. The rest will take care
> of itself. All of those antibacterial commercials are to sell more
> bleach,
> more soap and create more fear. Just wash your stuff and get over the
> germ
> phobia; it isn't healthy:).
Oddly enough, they also figured out recently that a well-washed wooden
cutting board actually held less bacteria than any of the plastic ones.
The only time I worry is with chicken, then I wash the board in as hot a
water as I can stand, and rewash. I also don't put the board into a sink of
soapy water, I put soap on the board instead, and then rinse in running
water.
Philip Tuley
who used to be a chef, for a couple of years.
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