i try and not cool anything until as you say its been altered. having said
that the only reason this woman probably didn't get sick is either because
her bug tolerance had built up from this practice, or the food never lasted
that long... it seems to me that a cut tomato or anything else with juice
for that matter would draw flies... yuck, Lee

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>>> So I was right! Cut into tomatoes DO need to be put in the fridge.
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>> That's just common sense. Did someone tell you otherwise?
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> Yes. I got into a big argument over it on a food forum where I was told
> refrigeration was never necessary for fruits and vegetables. One woman
> said she grew up in a house that had no fridge and she never got sick from
> it. I posted links to sites telling how to store food, but they kept
> telling me I was wrong. The one person said when she cut into a tomato,
> she just put it cut side down on a plate and left it sitting out on the
> counter for days.
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> Some were claiming that only cooked fruits and vegetables needed
> refrigeration. I said once the natural state had been altered, they
> always needed to be put in the fridge. And I still contend that some
> things like greens need to be put in the fridge to start with!
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