The Dilemma
We woke up this morning to find that the little refrigerator we bought for the trip and filled with food had turned off. It was just slightly cooler than room temperature.
Apparently when we turned off the overhead lights it also turned off the power to the outlet we had the cooler plugged into.
The muffins and bread we had in it are still good. But what of the chicken vegetable soup I made for the trip, and the eleven cooked chicken thighs we so carefully packed away? I don't know whether they'll still be good or not, and I'm a little afraid to try them.
Oh, dear.
Apparently when we turned off the overhead lights it also turned off the power to the outlet we had the cooler plugged into.
The muffins and bread we had in it are still good. But what of the chicken vegetable soup I made for the trip, and the eleven cooked chicken thighs we so carefully packed away? I don't know whether they'll still be good or not, and I'm a little afraid to try them.
Oh, dear.
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9 Comments:
Yipes!
Eeek!
They are probably just fine, especially since they were cooked. But I understand uneasiness - boo, I'm so sorry.
A thought: in future hotel rooms, you could get a small (cheap) nightlight that would serve to test whether turning off the lights also turns off the outlets.
Oh dear! This is definitely the kind of thing that makes My Love worry, so you aren't alone.
How are you heating the foods? I would be very tempted to simmer the soup well and use it.
In fact I did something a bit like this last night -- Snuggly Girl asked for the leftover chicken soup from lunch to take to school today. So I rinsed out a thermos and filled it and put it in the fridge. ML pointed out later that I was *insulating* the soup from the fridge, so it was sitting at room temp instead of cold. Sigh. I chilled it for the night and heated it well this morning before putting it back in the thermos. I can tell you tonight if SG's tummy seems ok!
Oh crap! This is the sort of thing that would freak me out. I don't have any suggestions, but I'm terribly sorry.
Liz, my thoughts exactly.
Parodie, that's a good idea. In this case, we can actually tell whether it's on or not because there's a little fan in the top that runs constantly when it's on. We just didn't pay enough attention to the very quiet sounds across the room when we turned out the lights.
madeleine, that's the type of thing that would worry me too. I hope Snuggly Girl's tummy is fine.
Jane Dark thanks.
I tried boiling some of the soup thoroughly and then eating it, and it tasted fine. Now I'm trying to decide if the icky feeling in my stomach is from that, something else I ate, or just my imagination.
P_K, I just saw your whine and ran over here to apologize! I'm so very sorry that you followed my advice and got food poisoning. I'm so, so terribly sorry. I hope you had a good trip home and are feeling better by now. I will henceforth desist from the giving of food safety advice in any circumstance!
Madeleine, don't feel bad in the least! You just said what you would be "tempted" to do in my situation, anyway. But even if you'd actually ordered me to eat it (LOL), it still would have been my decision.
Totally my own responsibility.
Tonight I read your child's medical history, which is similar to my child's. I can so relate to your experiences and know just how difficult this journey is. My daughter reacted to everything too, for her first two years. Corn is anaphylactic for her, and as you know, is so common. It sounds like your daughter is still reacting to some food(s).
What finally worked for us was to try foods that she had never tried, and that I had not eaten (due to breastfeeding) during her lifetime. The "brand new foods" approach has been successful beyond my hopes and dreams. All of the totally new foods have worked for her, which still amazes me. At four years old, she stays symptom-free as long as no allergen contamination creeps into her diet.
You may want to consider:
1. stopping immunizations if you have not already, to keep her immune system from working even harder (Vaccines appear to have triggered or greatly worsened our problems; our daughter developed no more new allergies after sixteen months of age.) and
2. Switching to a completely different diet for her (and for you if she still nurses). I can provide food suggestions if you want. Email me at kimdaugherty@mindspring.com if I can help.
Thank you. Baby E has had no immunizations other than the Vitamin K shot at birth. Her pediatrician has recommended we skip them because they all seem to contain ingredients she's allergic to.
I have been trying some new foods that are completely different . . . today we had lotus root. I'm glad that has worked so well for your daughter!
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