On 6/29/2014 1:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> My mother and brother both got salmonella from improperly prepared
>> food; hers was from eggs and his was from an outing to a restaurant.
>> Both were years apart and neither one recovered and both instances
>> lead to their deaths.
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>> But I have licked spoons from cake batter all my life and never
>> suffered any ill effects. And when eggs are on sale I will buy 5-10
>> dozen at a time and keep them refrigerated and use them until they are
>> gone.
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> Good gravy! Eggs aren't expensive and they go on sale all the time. No
> need to buy that many at once unless for some reason you are cooking
> for a huge crowd.

That *is* a lot of eggs. Still, some people eat them every day. My SO
is like that. I have eggs occasionally for breakfast or dinner. I
certainly use them in cooking (meatloaf, salmon patties, etc). But a
dozen eggs last me a good long time.

Jill