Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: dishes

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 6/21/2003 5:28 PM, "Casey Morrigan" <cjmorr [at] pacbell.net> wrote:

> Anyway, to get unstuck on dish sterilization:  it's important to have a
> package of things you do to keep food prep and dishes clean and safe for
> your community.  Dish cleaning, safe food prep, safe food storage, safe
> serving, and routine handwashing are parts of the package.

This is what I forgot to mention -- in cohousing (ours at least) there is no
security or routine for dish washing or storage. Generally we know that
dishes after a (large) meal have been through the sanitizer but the ones
that end up in the dish drainer -- who knows? These are then put away in the
same trays that the sanitized dishes are in. We have an open kitchen and the
whole thing is very unsupervised.

I once wrote an article on poisonous herbs and poisons that can be hidden in
teas and foods. While the amounts needed can be vast and more than anyone
could possibly eat or hide, in other instances they are not. After this
study I was very surprised anyone ever ate food they hadn't prepared
themselves. We eat with an incredible sense of trust!!!

Sharon
-- 
Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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