mellifera33 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Because nobody in their right mind would eat it. This is a "my SIL already ate this and what are her chances of surviving unscathed" thread. Yesterday SIL was watching our kids while we did some work, and before she left, she mentioned, "Oh, I hope you don't mind that I ate some of the soup that was in your fridge. It was delicious!" I had no idea what she was talking about, until she showed me the container of turkey tortellini soup, pushed to the back of the fridge and forgotten. I made that soup the day after Thanksgiving. And she ate it yesterday. I am waiting for BIL to call to tell us that she has just been rushed to the hospital with horrible food poisoning. The only positive thing I can think of is that she brought it to a full boil on the stove before she ate it. But toxins...ugh. My neice joked that they won't blame me if she dies, but I am actually concerned that it is a possibility! None of my dh's family is worried--apparently they grew up eating old food and never washing their hands ever, and they feel invincible. Is there any chance that SIL is not going to have the worst Christmas ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Ew. Did you tell her? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Honestly the chances of food poisoning are still pretty small. I mean, I wouldn't have eaten it because a "pretty small" risk is still unacceptably high for me, but she has a pretty good chance of not being deathly ill. Cross your fingers and hope for the best. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Ew. Did you tell her? I told her, and she had zero concern. She actually seemed to be kind of amused that I was so worried about it. :0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Yikes. She'll probably be fine, but like you, I would feel worried. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 That's terrifying! Maybe it couldn't have been that bad or it would have smelled really bad? It couldn't have been delicious either... she would have noticed it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 People are so different! I get squeamish just reading that and the person who ate it doesn't care! At a potluck my plate of cookies got knocked to the floor. I was going to throw them out and everyone insisted they get put back on the table. I put a note on the plate about the mishap and everyone thought that it was funny I thought anyone would care because apparently "dirt don't hurt"! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 When I've gotten food poisoning in the past (from commercial establishments) it hit right at the 6 hour mark. If she ate it yesterday you are out of the woods. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 But the story will be great "that was the year I nearly killed Aunt Betty!" 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 :ack2: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) I'm glad she is okay! :ack2: Edited December 24, 2016 by trulycrabby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38carrots Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I'm pretty sure that if it tasted fine, it was fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Any update???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 She feels fine. :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Perhaps your fridge is very cold. We have one spot that is s tiny step abovef reezing and legovers last forever on that part of the shelf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 She feels fine. :) Wow. Impressive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 If it smelled fine, it was fine. I think botulism is the only Bactria that Can grow without visible signs of growth and then only in an absence of oxygen, like in canned stuff. She probably only got some helpful to the digestive tract microbes, which she killed by boiling. I would probably have eaten it too. Dh is the person in our immediate family terrified of food, and he's the one with frequent stomach issues. The rest of us people have great GI tracts :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 If the soup was from Canadian Thanksgiving, in October, I'd really freak out. It's only been a few weeks, and maybe pushed to the back of the fridge it's extra cold back there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 No news is good news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I'm sad to say this is the sort of thing dh would do. And then would also feel fine. Sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 If the soup was from Canadian Thanksgiving, in October, I'd really freak out. It's only been a few weeks, and maybe pushed to the back of the fridge it's extra cold back there.That was my first thought. "But Thanksgiving was in October!" Not that there couldn't have been things in my fridge like that. It just made the story extra gruesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Perhaps your fridge is very cold. We have one spot that is s tiny step abovef reezing and legovers last forever on that part of the shelf. This is possible. If I shove stuff towards the back it often freezes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 When I was a child we were served food like that all the time, mostly unrefrigeratod soup. We had gastro a lot. It would usually strike in the middle of he night. After about of vomiting we were fine. My mum seemed to think it was normal for children to be sick often and kept up serving us old food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 She never got sick. :) The soup must have been in an especially cold spot in the fridge. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Glad that she's fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Dangerous microbes can't grow if they weren't present to begin with. The truth is that soup properly cooked and then stored in the fridge for a month would probably be safe to eat 90% of the time. We take extra care with our food because we don't want to get sick from, say, 1/10 of our meals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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