Why didn't our lunches make us sick?

[Acsenray]

@MsRobyn

When you think about it, when you make a sandwich, the ingredients will be out for a while

A while? Two minutes maybe?

[MsRobyn]

@Acsenray

A while? Two minutes maybe?

I think the point of the handout was that leaving the sandwich in the refrigerator overnight means that it’ll warm up gradually over a few hours, as opposed to making the sandwich in the morning when the ingredients warm up as the sandwich is prepared. I dunno, it made sense at the time.

[Mangetout]

@MsRobyn

I think the point of the handout was that leaving the sandwich in the refrigerator overnight means that it’ll warm up gradually over a few hours, as opposed to making the sandwich in the morning when the ingredients warm up as the sandwich is prepared. I dunno, it made sense at the time.

Some people* don’t refrigerate bread at all, so chilling the sandwich after making it would definitely have an impact.

*(normal ones)

[Zsofia]

@MsWhatsit

Well, it’s tuna and celery and soy sauce. I guess maybe not technically tuna salad. The kids like it, though.

Hmm, I may have to give that a try.

[MsRobyn]

@Mangetout

Some people* don’t refrigerate bread at all, so chilling the sandwich after making it would definitely have an impact.

*(normal ones)

I don’t keep the loaf in the fridge, but I will put a sandwich in there.

[ThelmaLou]

[ASIDE]I started 1st grade in California in 1954. Nothing evokes elementary school to me like the lunchtime aroma of baloney and bananas as all those room-temp lunch boxes are opened… [/ASIDE]