Peter Aitken wrote:
> "djs0302" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> >> "James Egan" > wrote in message
> >>
> >> > . It's not like I
> >> > slobber on the spoon! Anyway, do YOU always wash
> >> > your spoon after tasting? Be honest! <g>
> >>
> >> Not in my house. If I'm cooking at someone else's place I would to
be
> >
> >> polite. Fact is, the hot sauce is going to kill most germs if any
> > get into
> >> the sauce.
> >
> > Boiling does not kill all germs. Furthermore, some pathogens
require
> > several minutes, if not hours, of vigorous boiling in order to be
> > destroyed.
> >
>
> This weird obsession with germs is so bizarre. The world is full of
germs,
> most harmless, some beneficial, a few potentially harmful. Most of
the
> harmful ones are all around us, we are exposed to them regularly.
Whether or
> not they make us sick is almost always a function of the immune
system and
> other factors and has nothing to do with being exposed or not.
>
> These people who are so afraid of eating something with "someone's
spit" in
> it - you have my pity, going through life without ever kissing
someone you
> love. Golly they might have GERMS! Pinheads.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken
>
> Remove the crap from my email address before using.

So I guess it's okay if someone spits a loogie in your soup.