What can I eat at Xmas?

[Saffy]

I'd eat freshly cooked prawns, ( and am planning to this Saturday lol) just not ones been sitting around for ages.
I'm looking forward to a lovely glass of champagne on xmas day as I haven't had a drop of alcohol this pregnancy.
Mayo out of a jar ok, just not home made.
I hope you have a great xmas Vic!

[Pholi]

I ate freshly cooked prawns, last year, but I wouldn't touch those bought cooked already. Same thing for the ham, etc - keep an eye on how long it's been out of the fridge and microwave it. As for salads... Personally I wouldn't unless I could ask the contributor when they made them. Some people would happily make the salad the night before, and dress it on the day, and although normally I would consider this to be fine, I didn't eat things prepared more than a couple of hours before when I was pg. If you feel the same way, I would just make your announcement early in the day so that it becomes acceptable for you to ask contributors about the history of their particular salad.

So pleased to see you counting the weeks... so happy for you still!

[LimeSlice]

Just a note on the fruit platters... One of the biggest area of food prep hygiene failure, is fruit preparation. Many people are good at washing their hard-skinned or hand-held fruit and veg, most do not wash whole melons, grapes, berries or mangoes, kiwis...
The knife carries the bacteria or soiling through the fruit as it is cut and peeled and it is also usually cut on the same board.

So please be just as wary of fruit platters and rice salads as you are of mayonnaise and cold prawns,

[Marley&Me]

I was going to start the same thread Vic.

So to be clear, ham cut straight off the bone cold is ok?
And I thought mayo was a no go? Jar mayo that is (there is egg in the ingredients)

I am making the fruit platter so that is ok. But i also want to make a potato salad mmmmmmmmm. But all the potato salad dressings have egg in the ingredients and i hate boring old sour cream potato salad, yuck.

Do you have to steer clear of condiments with egg in them from jars?

[LimeSlice]

I was going to start the same thread Vic.

So to be clear, ham cut straight off the bone cold is ok?
And I thought mayo was a no go? Jar mayo that is (there is egg in the ingredients)

I am making the fruit platter so that is ok. But i also want to make a potato salad mmmmmmmmm. But all the potato salad dressings have egg in the ingredients and i hate boring old sour cream potato salad, yuck.

Do you have to steer clear of condiments with egg in them from jars?

Sour cream, greek yoghurt, chives, garlic, lemon juice and seeded mustard... Keep it cold and you will be fine.

While there may be egg listed as an ingredient, they are generally heat treated (pasteurised) so not a concern for the most part. It is fresh (raw) egg mayo that is the problem.