Eating homemade stuff from others ?

[IKE]

The couple across the circle from me, that I know only well enough to wave at, make homemade BBQ sauce in their home and sell it at the local farmers market, craft shows and mail order.

Around supper last night he rang the doorbell and gave me a quart jar to try and said, "Merry Xmas", I accepted it and thanked him but I have no intention of eating it......why ?......not saying that they aren't but I have no idea of how clean him and his wife are or their kitchen.

Three or four years back I was out front mowing and a lady from down the street said that her dog had gotten out and wanted to know if I'd seen it I told her no but if she wanted to hop in the truck that I'd stop what I was doing and drive around and help her look which she did and we found her dog about an hour or so later being played with by some kids on the school playground......as a thank you for helping the next day she showed up with a homemade peach cobbler and not knowing her I tossed it in the trash.

Last year around Xmas a neighbor gal from a few houses down rang the doorbell with her young daughter in tow and handed me some homemade cookies which I also tossed in the trash after she left.......I'd also never eat homemade goods, like some folks do, being sold at the farmers market or craft shows.

Do you eat things that are homemade from folks that you don't know all that well ?

 

[Paco Dennis]

Have you ever been to a pot luck meal? You would starve.

 

[perChance]

Do you ever eat in a restaurant?

 

[IKE]

Do you ever eat in a restaurant?

Of course but they get inspected by the Health Dept. once in awhile which makes me feel somewhat safe.

 

[IKE]

Have you ever been to a pot luck meal?

Can't say I can recall ever going to a pot luck and more than likely wouldn't.

 

[perChance]

I would feel safer eating something that a kind neighbor brought me than eating something in a restaurant.

 

[IKE]

I would feel safer eating something that a kind neighbor brought me than eating something in a restaurant.

To each his own I guess.

 

[Nemo2]

Of course but they get inspected by the Health Dept. once in awhile which makes me feel somewhat safe.

And if the Health Inspector isn't standing right there, and something's dropped on the floor? It ain't thrown out, it might get a quick rinse under the tap and right back on the/your plate. And that could be the nicest thing that happens to it.

 

[Nathan]

....as a thank you for helping the next day she showed up with a homemade peach cobbler and not knowing her I tossed it in the trash.

Shouda ate the cobbler pie!

 

[IKE]

Shouda ate the cobbler pie!

Nope.

 

[NorthernLight]

Whatever you feel comfortable with. Especially as we grow older!

As others have said, strange things happen in restaurants and food processing plants. But each of us decides where we'll draw the line.

 

[IKE]

And if the Health Inspector isn't standing right there, and something's dropped on the floor? It ain't thrown out, it might get a quick rinse under the tap and right back on the/your plate. And that could be the nicest thing that happens to it.

That's true I suppose and someone working for Nabisco could spit (or do worse) in the Oreo cookie batter but that still does not change my stance one bit on eating homemade goods....... I'm done.

 

[hollydolly]

That's true I suppose and someone working for Nabisco could spit (or do worse) in the Oreo cookie batter but that still does not change my stance one bit on eating homemade goods....... I'm done.

I agree.. not for me some strangers' kind offerings.. I have a very sensitive constitution, and everything has to be as clean as it can be, so if I don't know the source I don't eat it...

 

[Nathan]

Of course but they get inspected by the Health Dept. once in awhile which makes me feel somewhat safe.

As much as I would love to buy Tamales or tacos from the street vendors, I'm not sure of the level of hygiene or refrigeration they're using. I think the county requires them to have a permit, but I'm sure actual inspections are few and far between.

 

[Pepper]

At least with street vendors you are actually able to watch most of the steps of the preparation.

 

[JimBob1952]

The couple across the circle from me, that I know only well enough to wave at, make homemade BBQ sauce in their home and sell it at the local farmers market, craft shows and mail order.

Around supper last night he rang the doorbell and gave me a quart jar to try and said, "Merry Xmas", I accepted it and thanked him but I have no intention of eating it......why ?......not saying that they aren't but I have no idea of how clean him and his wife are or their kitchen.

Three or four years back I was out front mowing and a lady from down the street said that her dog had gotten out and wanted to know if I'd seen it I told her no but if she wanted to hop in the truck that I'd stop what I was doing and drive around and help her look which she did and we found her dog about an hour or so later being played with by some kids on the school playground......as a thank you for helping the next day she showed up with a homemade peach cobbler and not knowing her I tossed it in the trash.

Last year around Xmas a neighbor gal from a few houses down rang the doorbell with her young daughter in tow and handed me some homemade cookies which I also tossed in the trash after she left.......I'd also never eat homemade goods, like some folks do, being sold at the farmers market or craft shows.

Do you eat things that are homemade from folks that you don't know all that well ?

I worked as a waiter in a Mafia-owned steakhouse, and also at a fancy resort hotel. I would much rather eat food that someone cooked and gave to me, or that I bought at a farmer's market. When the Christmas cookies come in from various sources, I wolf them down.

If someone gave me a homemade peach cobbler, the first thing I would do would be to run down to Kroger to get some vanilla ice cream to go with it.

To each his own, indeed.

 

[JimBob1952]

And if the Health Inspector isn't standing right there, and something's dropped on the floor? It ain't thrown out, it might get a quick rinse under the tap and right back on the/your plate. And that could be the nicest thing that happens to it.

You would be lucky to get the rinse.

 

[Nathan]

The Tamales are usually prepared and wrapped, ready for sale. Taco vendors usually make them on the spot.

 

[JimBob1952]

High school cafeteria food, summer camp food, street vendors, fast food, farmer's market, fancy restaurant -- put it in front of me and I'll eat it. I draw the line with airline food, however; I won't eat airline food unless I'm hungry. And for some reason I refuse to ever set foot in a Taco Bell. Other than that, it's open season.

 

[Nemo2]

1963, I caught an on & off case of the trots in Italy, finally got rid of it in Quetta, Pakistan, up close to the Afghan border......build up inner resistance....Nietzsche was right.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I can understand Ike's aversion about eating homemade goodies. There's always a question of how hygienic the food was made. Whether or not that questioning is justified depends on the trust you have for the maker, and your hunger.

 

[Murrmurr]

Of course but they get inspected by the Health Dept. once in awhile which makes me feel somewhat safe.

On this side of the pond, you can't sell home made goods unless your kitchen has been inspected for compliance with health and sanitation standards. They give you a document and a grade of A through D.

A=enjoy, D=don't put that in your mouth!

 

[JimBob1952]

1963, I caught an on & off case of the trots in Italy, finally got rid of it in Quetta, Pakistan, up close to the Afghan border......build up inner resistance....Nietzsche was right.

I have to admit that Mexico defeated my otherwise ironclad digestive system.

 

[perChance]

I made mud pies for my younger brother - he's still alive

 

[Murrmurr]

As much as I would love to buy Tamales or tacos from the street vendors, I'm not sure of the level of hygiene or refrigeration they're using. I think the county requires them to have a permit, but I'm sure actual inspections are few and far between.

Actually inspections are required at least once a year, and if things aren't up to specs, it's another inspection within 2 weeks, and then 2 more within a year.

Of course, you have food vendors who don't bother with permits and stuff. They just stand in busy parking lots with baskets of (wrapped) food...not even keeping it warm.