Frogleg > wrote in message >. ..

> "When in doubt, throw it out" is *such* a good guideline. Even to know
> enough to ask the question implies one knows the meat's safety/taste
> may be compromised. UDSA/FDA/other recommendations may err on the
> cautious side, but I don't want to cook a dish and wonder, start to
> finish, while eating, and when waking the next day if I should make
> sure I'm able to dial 911 in the middle of stomach cramps. Much less
> that my name is going to be in the paper as host of a Ptomaine Picnic.

I use this guideline. My husband makes fun of me and my
paranoia, as he thinks I throw out food that is perfectly fine.
However, before he met me, he used to get 'the stomach flu'
at least twice a year. Mysteriously, in the seven years we've
been together he hasn't had it once. He's probably right
that I do sometimes throw away food that's fine, but I'd
rather toss dubious food than toss my cookies!

Beth