Dave Smith wrote:

>James Egan wrote:
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>>While cooking something like spaghetti sauce, I taste the
>>sauce (or gravy) occasionally to test. My wife maintains
>>that I should clean the spoon each time, because my saliva
>>will adversely affect the sauce (or whatever). I understand
>>that saliva contains enzymes and that their purpose is to
>>break down food. However, I cannot believe that the trace
>>amount of saliva on a spoon used to test the sauce will
>>have any significantly adverse affect. It's not like I
>>slobber on the spoon! Anyway, do YOU always wash
>>your spoon after tasting? Be honest! <g>
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>My mother freaks when she sees me taste something and stick the
>spoon back in, so if she is here I make sure that she sees me
>wash it off before using it again. Otherwise, you don't want to
>know what goes on in my kitchen. I do promise that if
>something falls on the floor I will check it for dog hair
>before it goes on a plate.
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But do you actually remove the dog hair??? :-)

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