"James Silverton" wrote in message ...

On 6/29/2014 12:38 AM, MaryL wrote:
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> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
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> On 6/28/2014 11:18 AM, wrote:
>> I haven't baked for a long time, and after I made my plum cake I
>> unthinkingly
>> licked the batter off the spoon.
>>
>> But then I automatically thought "I'm going to get salmonella, because
>> there's raw egg in the batter."
>>
>> But I am still hale and hearty two days later.
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>> Has anyone gotten sick from tasting raw cake batter?
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> Probably every kid on the planet who ever asked their mother if they
> could lick the spoon/beaters. They're all dead now, don'tcha know.
>
> Jill
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> ~~~~~~~
> Somehow, I survived. We (my brother, sister and I) always argued about
> who got to lick the beaters, the spoon, or the spatula. Of course,
> there really were some salmonella cases a few years ago (mostly in the
> northeast, I think), but it is rare.

I'd like to point out that there are a number of dishes that are made
with raw eggs, some salads for example and certain Korean foods and I've
not seen much mention of problems involved.


--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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I still eat a lot of eggs where the yolk is liquid (sunny-side-up fried
eggs, Eggs Benedict, etc.).

MaryL