Help!!! Urgent!!!

Decorating By Janette Updated 2 Dec 2006 , 10:38pm by meghabyte

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Janette Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:12pm
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I'm in the middle of a huge family dinner. I made the receipe French Silk Pie on CC. After I was completely done I noticed that the receipe called for 4 eggs - but they are uncooked. Is this safe? Am I missing something?

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kerririchards Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:17pm
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Don't know the answer to that, so I will give you a bump.

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coolmom Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:22pm
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My family has an old passed down icing recipe that calls for eggs, and of course icing isn't cooked. I don't know, I mean...it doesn't sound right to me, but no one in my family has ever gotten sick from the icing and it's been about 100 years now. I know there are a lot of recipes that have un-cooked eggs in them, guess you just have to take your chances?

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moydear77 Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:23pm
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Most French Silk pie recipes call for raw egg. I use meringue buttercream and there is talk over that also. I would use it.

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BarbaraF Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:26pm
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I know that eating raw eggs is considered unsafe, and I tend to get really nervous about it too, but think about this: how many salmonella cases do you hear about, and how many people out there eat raw cookie dough all the time with no consequences? I know the risk is there, but it seems pretty minimal.

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playingwithsugar Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:30pm
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What the warnings about uncooked eggs do not tell you is that 99% of the salmonella that is passed on from eggs is from eggs that were not washed properly at the farm, or from eggs that have not been properly refrigerated, or eggs that were not pasteurized.

Check the expiration date on the carton, keep them in their container in the fridge, preferably at the back of the shelf (more stable temperature back there, as opposed to the front, by the open door), and make sure that the carton says Pasteurized. Open the carton to make sure there is no dirt or chicken poop on them.

Don't forget to save us a piece of that pie!

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valora387 Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 6:39pm
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Could you try using something like egg-beaters in it if you're scared of using raw eggs? I know that is an option in other things like eggnog, why not in icing or the french silk pie?

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meghabyte Posted 2 Dec 2006 , 10:38pm
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Originally Posted by tmriga

What the warnings about uncooked eggs do not tell you is that 99% of the salmonella that is passed on from eggs is from eggs that were not washed properly at the farm, or from eggs that have not been properly refrigerated, or eggs that were not pasteurized.

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This is really good information!! I appreciate knowing that, I'll sleep better. icon_biggrin.gif

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