Guest guest Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Ha ha! Were they *serious?* Marla > > Investigator Ron phson alerted us to the following > mathematics-related dispatch, which appeared in the October 11, > 2002 issue of " The Salt Lake Tribune " : > > The menu at the Coffee Garden at 900 East and 900 South in > Salt Lake City has included a scrumptious selection of quiche for > about 10 years. > The recipe calls for four fresh eggs for each quiche. > A Salt Lake County Health Department inspector paid a visit > recently and pointed out that research by the Food and Drug > Administration indicates that one in four eggs carries salmonella > bacterium, so restaurants should never use more than three eggs > when preparing quiche. > The manager on duty wondered aloud if simply throwing out > three eggs from each dozen and using the remaining nine in four- > egg-quiches would serve the same purpose. > The inspector wasn't sure, but she said she would research it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 > A Salt Lake County Health Department inspector paid a visit > recently and pointed out that research by the Food and Drug > Administration indicates that one in four eggs carries salmonella > bacterium, so restaurants should never use more than three eggs > when preparing quiche. More (slightly less entertaining) details here: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/chance_news/current_news/current.html#item2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, Marla wrote: > Ha ha! Were they *serious?* > > Marla who knows? I wouldn't put anything past other members of my species! > > > > > Investigator Ron phson alerted us to the following > > mathematics-related dispatch, which appeared in the October 11, > > 2002 issue of " The Salt Lake Tribune " : > > > > The menu at the Coffee Garden at 900 East and 900 South in > > Salt Lake City has included a scrumptious selection of quiche for > > about 10 years. > > The recipe calls for four fresh eggs for each quiche. > > A Salt Lake County Health Department inspector paid a visit > > recently and pointed out that research by the Food and Drug > > Administration indicates that one in four eggs carries salmonella > > bacterium, so restaurants should never use more than three eggs > > when preparing quiche. > > The manager on duty wondered aloud if simply throwing out > > three eggs from each dozen and using the remaining nine in four- > > egg-quiches would serve the same purpose. > > The inspector wasn't sure, but she said she would research it. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Hey , thanks for the great link! Mystery solved. Mike On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, Berg wrote: > > A Salt Lake County Health Department inspector paid a visit > > recently and pointed out that research by the Food and Drug > > Administration indicates that one in four eggs carries salmonella > > bacterium, so restaurants should never use more than three eggs > > when preparing quiche. > > More (slightly less entertaining) details here: > > http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/chance_news/current_news/current.html#item2 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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