More on the sad state of American Education (and school lunches)

[makattak]

http://www.wcyb.com/news/officials-review-guidelines-after-yearsold-meat-is-served-at-hawkins-co-schools/32649968

Parents and Superintendents are up in arms because somewhere in the school they served SIX YEAR OLD MEAT!!! (that had been frozen)

It was SIX YEARS OLD!! (and frozen the whole time)

I mean, they're not really sure who ate it because, of course, no one got sick as there is no danger from meat frozen that long.

But it was SIX YEARS OLD! Possibly older than the possible children who possibly may have been kindergartners who may have possibly eaten SIX YEAR OLD MEAT! (to no ill effects)

[TommyGunn]

 

Stupid is as stupid does.

Do the people who are upset believe that if the school had served 6 year old meat that had not been frozen, anyone would have actually eaten it?

[vaskidmark]

A day without something to complain about is, like, a day when nobody is paying attention to me.

stay safe.

[wmenorr67]

The horrors.  Imagine if they had to eat emergency rations and how old some of that food could be.

[vaskidmark]

The TV talking heads are a) saying it had "a rank smell", "stunk", or otherwise was not olefactorily enticing.  Also suggesting that over the 6 years the frozen condition might have changed due to power outages, thus rendering it refrozen thawed food.

And the school has just started a policy of requiring all foodstuff to be used within 1 year or thrown away.

FEMA looks at schools stocking for long-term (6 months) emergency shelter use, while Waffle House figures having three times it's weekly use will carry it over during disaster incidents (along with their standby generators and humongous propane tanks that are never supposed to go below 1/2 empty).

stay safe.

[MechAg94]

How many complaining parents were paying for the lunches? 

[brimic]

They need to riot and burn the school down, that will fix the problem.

[cambeul41]

They need to riot and burn the school down, that will fix the problem.

Maybe. Progress is made one step at a time.      

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=441269
Charles Lamb's essay, A Dissertation upon Roast Pig --

Lamb recounts a Chinese fable in which mischievous Bo-Bo (Could Lamb have meant Bob-o?), the son of the swineherd, Ho-ti, burns down the family cottage and, alas, the nine hogs sharing the living space perish. But there's good news; he discovers the gastronomic wonder of roast pig when he puts his fingers into his mouth after burning them on one of the crispy critters. When Ho-ti returns he makes the same discovery and, thereafter, is seen regularly burning down his cottage to enjoy this delicacy. The practice catches on and soon villagers, far and wide, are burning down their cottages to enjoy roast pig.

[KD5NRH]

Waffle House figures having three times it's weekly use will carry it over during disaster incidents (along with their standby generators and humongous propane tanks that are never supposed to go below 1/2 empty).

So, half a roll of paper towels and two Clorox wipes?

I've had at least ten year old meat that hadn't even been frozen and it was fine, if a bit tough.

Of course, it was mooing the day before we ate it, so that might change things a bit.

[vaskidmark]

So, half a roll of paper towels and two Clorox wipes?

I've had at least ten year old meat that hadn't even been frozen and it was fine, if a bit tough.

Of course, it was mooing the day before we ate it, so that might change things a bit.

There's your problem - you were too much in a rush.  Should have aged it a while.  (OK, not 6 years.  Maybe closer to somewhere between 28 & 45 days.)

stay safe.

[RevDisk]

If properly stored with a commercial grade freezer with no power or temperature interruptions, not a big deal.

If there WAS power or temperature issues, like the freezer breaking down or losing power... Then yeah, it needs to be tossed.

[KD5NRH]

There's your problem - you were too much in a rush.  Should have aged it a while.  (OK, not 6 years.  Maybe closer to somewhere between 28 & 45 days.)

We did save most of it for later, but we hadn't (knowingly) eaten a cow that old before, so we tested a couple of steaks right away to see if we should just have it all ground up into burgers or sausages.

[MechAg94]

If properly stored with a commercial grade freezer with no power or temperature interruptions, not a big deal.

If there WAS power or temperature issues, like the freezer breaking down or losing power... Then yeah, it needs to be tossed.

But at that point most of the younger meat might need to be tossed also. 

What I was wondering is if the meat smelled bad, why did they still eat it?

[BlueStarLizzard]

How many complaining parents were paying for the lunches? 

IDK, if I was paying for my kids lunch, I'd be pretty peeved about 6 year old questionably frozen meat being served.

[vaskidmark]

IDK, if I was paying for my kids lunch, I'd be pretty peeved about 6 year old questionably frozen meat being served.

But it was not questionable - you could thump it in the stainless steel table and tell it was frozen.

Just not how many times.

And if it stank, what does that say about the indoctrination of the kids who paid for it and ate it, as opposed to leaving it and not paying?

stay safe.

[BlueStarLizzard]

But it was not questionable - you could thump it in the stainless steel table and tell it was frozen.

Just not how many times.

And if it stank, what does that say about the indoctrination of the kids who paid for it and ate it, as opposed to leaving it and not paying?

stay safe.

You are far removed from your school day lunches, but I recall that there really wasn't much in  way of sniffing food before it was slopped on your tray, and you paid for the entire lunch, wither you wanted it all or not.
Mind you, we usually did want those nasty rolls, but not for eating. They were nearly as good as playdoh and provided an intrepid little person with appropriately disgusting missiles to fling at ones enemies.

[vaskidmark]

You are far removed from your school day lunches, but I recall that there really wasn't much in  way of sniffing food before it was slopped on your tray, and you paid for the entire lunch, wither you wanted it all or not.
Mind you, we usually did want those nasty rolls, but not for eating. They were nearly as good as playdoh and provided an intrepid little person with appropriately disgusting missiles to fling at ones enemies.

Not talking about sniffing the slop before it hit your tray.  Talking about walking away leaving your tray on that slider trough.

And you are right - I never had a school lunch till I got to college and the mandatory freshperson meal plan (which I cashed in during the second week).  Home schooled before it was called home schooling - and since we were living out of hotels in foreign countries I got restaurant meals.  Yummy restaurant-where-the-locals-ate meals.

stay safe.

[cambeul41]

What I was wondering is if the meat smelled bad, why did they still eat it?

I seem to recall reading that it smelled bad to the lunchroom staff, so they masked the smell with some sort of gravy. That sounds criminal to me.

[brimic]

I seem to recall reading that it smelled bad to the lunchroom staff, so they masked the smell with some sort of gravy. That sounds criminal to me.

Could be used as a teachable moment.
Badly preserved/bad smelling meat was a big driving force behind the spice trade and the search for new trade routes which led to the discovery of America

I've often bought ground beef from the grocery store that had a slightly sour smell to it after being unwrapped- a little season salt makes it all better.
People put lemon/lime juice on fish to neutralize the amine smell caused by the decay of the meat.

[roo_ster]

I seem to recall reading that it smelled bad to the lunchroom staff, so they masked the smell with some sort of gravy. That sounds criminal to me.

Food Lyin'.

[vaskidmark]

If it smells bad to a Lunch Lady ....

Just sayin'.

stay safe.