Kitchen

[viva923]

OK guys

with the pandemic flaring its ugly head.

IS IT SAFE TO EAT what neighbors bring to your front door (such as cookies and treats).

now a days you just don't know what is safe to what is NOT safe.

My neighbor brought over some sugar cookies today. I don't want to toss them she works so hard on these cookies (she has little money to purchase gifts-she bakes and give  these as her gifts of love).

thanks for all your help.

[Peaches McPhee]

Like so many things, the answer is "it depends".  In this case it depends on YOU and your concept of acceptable risk.  It is a personal choice, and one that YOU have to be comfy with.

[Toots711]

@viva923 

I think that is a valid question and look forward to the feedback you receive.

[Venezia]

I'd make myself a cup of tea (or coffee) and enjoy the cookies.  I believe it's been mentioned that the virus doesn't stay on food (if it even gets there).  If you're worried, you can always transfer them to a different plate or container of your own and leave them for a day or two.  Or even freeze them to eat later.

I certainly wouldn't toss them.

[Kachina624]

I wouldn't hesitate to eat cookies.  The coronavirus is mostly airborne.  Everybody is eating take-out from restaurants, aren't they?  That food has potential exposure to numerous people.

We have a PSA running on TV here in NM that says, "no hugging, just drop off cookies".

[ahoymate]

The virus is NOT transfered in the digestive system. Only the lungs. 

As others have said, if you feel comfortable go ahead.

[geezerette]

There's another thread discussing this same thing that might give you ideas of how people are thinking along these lines:

https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/After-reading-another-post-I-began-wondering/m-p/6651621

My personal opinion is that people are eating in restaurants and take out and don't seem to be having problems.  If you know that her personal hygiene habits pass muster with your own standards, why not?

It's very nice of her to think of you.  You must be a very good neighbor for her to do so.

[house_cat]

It's probably safe, assuming you didn't invite her in and weren't in close contact with her. However, I won't be baking for friends or neighbors this year. They may not feel safe about eating my food and and it's not worth the trouble if it's going to make people uncomfortable.

[mimomof4]

If COVID wasn't around would you eat cookies or other food from this person's kitchen.  If yes than YES eat the cookies.  The virus isn't being transmitted from our food.  Do you eat food from restaurants or purchased elsewhere its NO DIFFERENT

If you wouldn't have eaten those same cookies last Christmas than NO.

For the life of me I can't understand why people are SOOOOO scare of everything.

[viva923]

thanks guys for all your great tips on this question.

I have not been out to eat in a sit down place or drive thru since early feb of 2020.

I never thought about the take out services and such. She is such a wonderful kindly neighbor lady. I love her and her 2 cute young kids. she has helped me out in the past. 

she brought the cookies to the door with mask and I had a mask on too, just opened the front door big enough to accept the cookies container we chatted thru a cracked front door for a wee bit and she left.

am getting many great feedback. THANKS GUYS YOU ARE A HUGE HELP TO GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND