Hi Ruth,

 RH> >  RH> > Can't be too cautious with some foods.

 RH> >  RH> Raw meat especially.

 RH> > True, I do make sure I'm careful with that.

 RH> Raw veg is one thing, but meat can put the hurt on you.

Nothing I'd want to deal with so I'll make sure my meat is cooked, my
hands are thoughly washed after handling it.


 RH> >  RH> > Latter gets used a lot in our house; we don't cut directly
 RH> on the
 RH> >  RH> > counter top.

 RH> >  RH> I don't think anyone does who doesn't have butcher block
 RH> counters.

 RH> > With me, it's from living so many years in rental (including
 RH> military)
 RH> > housing. Didn't want to be charged with counter top damages when
 RH> moving
 RH> > out. My mom had a small butcher block counter top put in when she
 RH> had
 RH> > the kitchen redone in the mid 70s but every time I visited (and
 RH> cooked),
 RH> > I still grabbed a cutting board. Her butcher block top was right by
 RH> the
 RH> > stove, half covered with other stuff so there was only a small
 RH> working
 RH> > area. Also, I didn't trust the cleanliness of it, seemed like it
 RH> was
 RH> > always sticky.

 RH> Sticky would put me off too.  The wood, if not gunked up, is actually
 RH> quite anti-bacterial.

Supposed to be, but how do you keep it from getting gunked up?


 RH> >  RH> >  RH> Also keep her from barfing most of the
time.  I like
 RH> that
 RH> >  RH> part.

 RH> >  RH> > A very good thing to keep that from happening.

 RH> >  RH> Beats cleaning it up.

 RH> > That's for sure!

 RH> At least Genie lets me know where she is and that it's about to
 RH> happen. She starts in with this loud meow, and her usual is more of a
 RH> mew.

Helps, if even a bit, to have the warning.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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