ONIONS

I RECEIVED THIS IN AN E-MAIL FROM A FRIEND THIS MORNING; I TOOK A PORTION OF THE MESSAGE TO PASS ON.
Since most of us will light up the grill for friends and family this week-end this tid-bit might make for a sfer week-end !
Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned
from a chemist.

The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers Ed is a
chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the sauce formula.
He's even developed sauce formula for McDonald's.

Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, someone
asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are always
worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. Ed said
that all commercially- made Mayo is completely safe.

"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, but
it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at
a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. He then talked
about the quaint essential picnic, with the bowl of potato salad sitting on
the table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets sick.

Ed says that! when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials
look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those onions came
from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as
it's not homemade Mayo) that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the
onions, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES.

He explained, onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked
onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.. He says
it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your
refrigerator.

Ifor one often put left over onion in a zip lock bag in the fridge. as for the mayo-i'll still keep it in the fridge. the onions for the dogs and burgers will be fresh cut or grilled.
have a safe and wonderful holiday!

Oh duh horruh!

cut onion keeps in the fridge for weeks.

I've seen a jar of mayo left out overnight. Only a fool would eat it.

Refrigerated mayo is for libruls!

...but a good way to give "friends" who believe junk e-mails the runs. :evilgrin:

but, my husband died from complications of food poisoning and no one here should take it lightly... strawberries are a common source and the mayo scare of old was primarily from the uncooked eggs (no longer a factor)..

everyone, just be aware that it does happen!

and they hate me.

it drives me nuts that there are so many recipes that contain onions.

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