Listeria In Boiled Eggs

[baymule]

So there is Listeria in packages of boiled eggs, people are sick and one man has died. What? Are people too damned lazy or stupid to boil their own eggs? Want me to boil them and eat them for you too? What is wrong with people? Buy pre-boiled and peeled eggs? Yuck! Are people so busy that they can't take a few minutes to boil some eggs, peel and eat them? Now I realize that this has made people sick, one man has died, that is tragedy. That is a stupid reason to die.

Ok, rant over.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

The other side of the coin is not about laziness - it is the people that are simply not capable because of whatever challenges they take. When my parents were still living in their own home a lot of packaged convenience foods became their norm. It was not safe for them to continue to use the stove - or their hands shook too much to peel their own oranges...or they couldn't see well enough to read cooking directions...

 

[flowerbug]

i'm sort of aware of what things usually cost. one thing i do like about the big box stores is that they only carry a few items so i don't have to ponder which one i really want. we do shop both stores so if the one has something i might want to try out i may go for a smaller portion at the other instead just to see if i really want it. most the time though i really do know what i want and the prices are fine. we have to drive a way to shop so we bundle our outings into having lunch with my brother, shopping, running errands, getting the mail, going to the library, etc. by the end of the day i don't want to do it again for another few weeks to a month. which works out well as that's about as often as we do that much. for smaller stuff here or there Mom is usually out and about visiting her friends and searching for fabric and so she'll get milk or ...

i could easily be a hermit. not that i really hate people or being social, i just don't like to leave my toys and comfy perching spot and having good things to read and keep me busy. i like driving, but i don't like holiday traffic.

the past few weeks we've had two different trucks (in just one family) hit by people not paying attention and that's going to cost about $20K to fix.

yesterday i had some lady completely blow through a stop sign without even looking, luckily i saw her coming and slowed down so she missed us. still, gotta keep your eyes peeled out there people!

oh, i do have to amend my comments, we did buy some frozen strawberries because the shipped whole ones are so tasteless this time of the year that they're not really worth buying at all. the frozen ones at least have a better chance of being picked when they are riper and have developed some flavor. we'll doctor them up a bit with some strawberry freezer jam and they'll be good enough for shortcakes. which is dessert this coming holiday meal. and truffles. i'm making more truffles.

 

[Britesea]

Every time you use a food that has been processed in any way by someone else, you are placing your health and life in the hands of strangers. I realize it's nigh on impossible to do all my own processing, but I do try to minimize it as much as possible. Boiled eggs is such an easy thing to do, and if you keep them in an insulated bag, they stay safe to eat until lunch time-- no need to buy some at the store on your break.

 

[flowerbug]

So there is Listeria in packages of boiled eggs, people are sick and one man has died. What? Are people too damned lazy or stupid to boil their own eggs? Want me to boil them and eat them for you too? What is wrong with people? Buy pre-boiled and peeled eggs? Yuck! Are people so busy that they can't take a few minutes to boil some eggs, peel and eat them? Now I realize that this has made people sick, one man has died, that is tragedy. That is a stupid reason to die.

Ok, rant over.

agreed! it only takes one person overlooking one small surface when cleaning up or prepping or someone not washing their hands or something similar...

when i'm making foods here that we'll be giving to others i'm pretty rabid about washing and keeping things cleaned up. i'd hate for someone to get sick.

 

[Britesea]

I buy the big packages of "ends and pieces" and render the fat in the oven- I love cooking with bacon fat. The crispy bits become our bacon bits. They stay good for quite a while, but I usually freeze at least half of them.

 

[baymule]

Real food takes time to prepare. For a lot of us, that means time to grow it too, whether meat or vegetable. I would never buy peeled boiled eggs, cut up fruit, etc.

As a group, we are on a different road with a different destination than most people.

 

[Hinotori]

Watching cooking videos on YouTube the other day, there were several using peaches.

I came to a realization watching all these people cutting up those hard fruits.

Most people today have never eaten ripe fruit.

Just the hard, sour stone fruits that may soften, but do not ripen off the tree. Hard unripe pears (which do ripen). Strawberries that have no real flavor but last in the fridge forever.

Green bananas- I don't get this one. Green bananas are used for frying as the starches haven't converted to sugars yet. Ripe bananas actually have brown spots. I wait for them to brown fully before making breads and then hubby gets questioned at work on why my bread is so much better than their wives.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

You are so right! Or a ripe tomato warm and juicy right off the vine, or fresh broccoli picked and steamed within minutes...oh my. The list could go on!

 

[Hinotori]

Contaminated water during the machine peeling? That's actually highly likely. They like to reuse water to save money on most processing lines. It's a big part of the reason that commercial chicken is so dangerous in the U.S.

I don't ever get the lazy people. Peeled oranges in tons of plastic packaging. Prepped food like the boiled eggs that are past the point I toss them before they even get to the store.

We don't get food issues here. 3 days is as long as it stays in the fridge before it's taken care of. Dogs and chickens are happy to deal. Only large chunks of meat like ham or roast may last up to a week. Usually it's used for soup around day 4.