On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:30:47 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
wrote:

>
>"ellen wickberg" > wrote in message
>news:cvKFi.153871$fJ5.104396@pd7urf1no...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> " David" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>>Oops! I should have asked also:
>>>>
>>>>How about the part I need for tomorrow evening? Will it be better off
>>>>refrigerated until then, or at room temperature?
>>>
>>>
>>> You can't keep something at room temp. for over 2 hours without risking
>>> food poisoning.
>> The 2 hour rule usually applies to protein containing foods ( not firm
>> cheeses, however)
>
>True. Or fruits and veg that have not been cut into or prepared in any way.
>

On Monday I cut a tomato in half at lunch time. Used part of it, and
put the remainder cut side down on a plate and left it on a counter.
On Wednesday noon it was still just fine. This was not the first time
I have done this.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)