Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Nov 21 2003
Cold, Colder and In The Deep Freeze
Today I'm collecting my thoughts on several things. I was concerned about the news of the Hepatitis A outbreaks, so I went digging to find food safety tips. There are several places to find good information, but one that particularly helped me was a section on Take-Out Food Safety. I liked their basic guideline on how long to keep cooked and uncooked foods. I found out I'm actually a fanatic with things like poultry. If I buy chicken, and it isn't cooked or frozen withen 24 hours of purchase, I get nervous about using it at all. If I buy any meat at all in a grocery store I either put it into the cart last, or I put it between frozen items to keep it as cold as possible until I can get it home to the fridge.
We're forecast to have a cold snap this weekend, and by cold I mean dipping below the freezing mark. That would be nothing to much of the U.S., but in this area we have many plants that stay outside year-round, and a freeze means either dragging them inside for a night or two, or wrapping them to prevent frostbite. I may put Christmas lights on the potted avocado tree in the back yard a bit early this year. The lights add a bit of warmth that protects against the cold air.
The new governor is having a "hit-the-ground-running" kind of first week in office. It may be a long, cold winter all-around in California.
posted at: 08:41 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Today I'm collecting my thoughts on several things. I was concerned about the news of the Hepatitis A outbreaks, so I went digging to find food safety tips. There are several places to find good information, but one that particularly helped me was a section on Take-Out Food Safety. I liked their basic guideline on how long to keep cooked and uncooked foods. I found out I'm actually a fanatic with things like poultry. If I buy chicken, and it isn't cooked or frozen withen 24 hours of purchase, I get nervous about using it at all. If I buy any meat at all in a grocery store I either put it into the cart last, or I put it between frozen items to keep it as cold as possible until I can get it home to the fridge.
We're forecast to have a cold snap this weekend, and by cold I mean dipping below the freezing mark. That would be nothing to much of the U.S., but in this area we have many plants that stay outside year-round, and a freeze means either dragging them inside for a night or two, or wrapping them to prevent frostbite. I may put Christmas lights on the potted avocado tree in the back yard a bit early this year. The lights add a bit of warmth that protects against the cold air.
The new governor is having a "hit-the-ground-running" kind of first week in office. It may be a long, cold winter all-around in California.
posted at: 08:41 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
