Our friend Steven visited for a few days. Early Tuesday morning, just before his scheduled departure, I found him in the kitchen sitting down to enjoy a bowl of Raisin Bran. And why not? I told him to help himself to anything in the fridge or pantry. Nonetheless, I was puzzled:
"We had milk?" I asked. Our fridge is often bereft of such staples.
"Yep," he said, laying into the cereal with a will.
"That's weird," I thought. "I was sure I drank the last of the milk a few days ago."
I thought nothing of it until late that evening, when Sylvia cried out:
"EARL! Did Steven have cereal?"
"Yes, he had it for breakfast just before he left."
"I think he used expired milk!"
Oh oh.
I checked the fridge. On the top shelf was the suspect container, and the Best Before date read September 10.
Sylvia and I were horrified. We'd poisoned our house guest! Our haphazard approach to throwing out old food had finally caught up with us!
I texted Steven to see if he was all right. He replied that there were no ill effects, save perhaps "...a little more gas than usual."
Saved by Steven's iron stomach! Still, we're very embarrassed. We don't set out to make our guests sick. We'd rather offer the milk of human kindness.
"We had milk?" I asked. Our fridge is often bereft of such staples.
"Yep," he said, laying into the cereal with a will.
"That's weird," I thought. "I was sure I drank the last of the milk a few days ago."
I thought nothing of it until late that evening, when Sylvia cried out:
"EARL! Did Steven have cereal?"
"Yes, he had it for breakfast just before he left."
"I think he used expired milk!"
Oh oh.
I checked the fridge. On the top shelf was the suspect container, and the Best Before date read September 10.
Sylvia and I were horrified. We'd poisoned our house guest! Our haphazard approach to throwing out old food had finally caught up with us!
I texted Steven to see if he was all right. He replied that there were no ill effects, save perhaps "...a little more gas than usual."
Saved by Steven's iron stomach! Still, we're very embarrassed. We don't set out to make our guests sick. We'd rather offer the milk of human kindness.
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