Nancy Young wrote:

"Arri London" wrote

Some years ago my mother came to visit me. She found something mouldy
at the back of my fridge, handed it to me and asked me if I was bringing
my work home with me I was doing microbiological research at the
time.

Ack. One time my inlaws came over to spend the day while we were
at work. I happened to be in class that day. Suddenly I had a
horrible thought ... what if my mil found something to eat in the
refrigerator!! There was some scary stuff in there for some reason.

That's a bad habit I have, leaving stuff in there too long.

That's one reason we aim for no leftovers. Leftovers tend to become
science experiments unless they're something that is really cut out for
being eaten a day or two later -- marinated salads, for instance -- or
something that people here will devour no matter how much there is --
lasagna, for instance.

Serene