yes I would most likely steer clear of the ham - unless you can heat it up til piping hot as it is the biggest culprit for listeria.
The cold pork and chook should be ok providing that they are not sitting out the counter all morning once cooked or were baked the day before and were put in the fridge as soon as possible once cooked. Maybe you can ask your mum to make you a special plate..as soon once the meat has been carved, you can put it straight in the fridge and take it out when you are about to sit down to eat.
Home made Salads are fine.
The only thing to be wary of is the "home made dressing" which may have raw eggs in it. Coleslaw is fine providing is it home made and that the dressing is raw egg free. If its made with store bought mayo it's fine. Once again, providing the ingredients have been washed well and are fresh, I don't see why you shouldn't be eating them. Done't see any issues with the Cold boiled potaotoes either.
If all that doesn't sound too good, there is always plenty of Xmas pudding & dessert to fill up on!!
Its funny about the ham because I was told that ham on the bone was less of a lysteria risk. The ham test is interesting, would love to hear more about that!
SS S - I am not too worried about salads either. I reckon when they are prepared early they are still kept in the fridge, right? So I'd reckon they'd be fine.
Thankyou everyone! Feel much better now! And like I'm not going to be sitting with an empty plate! Lol. Might ask mum if she can just carve me some meat off once it comes out of the oven, that way I can just put it straight in the fridge. Yeah the salads and things will all go in the fridge once they have been made until we are ready to eat, so it should be fine. I don't think any of the dressings she uses have any egg in them so they should be alright it was just the "lettuce" risk I was concerned about....
I agree with the others SS - it should all be fine so long as the meats are heated to very hot, and the salads have been kept in the fridge.
I got the "you're overreacting", "we never worried about these things" and all other similar comments - usually from my ILs who seemed to think I was silly for not drinking alcohol while pregnant! I found it was easier to actually smile sweetly and agree with whoever told me I was being overly cautious but given that I didn't expect anyone else to go without whatever I was turning down, I didn't see the problem. FWIW, my FIL still says I'm overly cautious, but now its in relation to how I'm raising my daughters. Do what you're comfortable doing - eating a piece of cold ham on Christmas Day just to shut others up is NOT worth you ending up in tears later in the day because you convince yourself that the indigestion you're feeling is really the onset of listeria!!
SS what the other said.
As someone who lost a baby to a case of listeriosis, I do not think you are making a big deal.
FWIW, when I was preg with Darcy, MIL thought she'd 'test' me to see how far she could push me at Christmas dinner to see if I would just eat what was offered. She only got out cold prawns and cold ham - said they were all full and leftovers were all we were having....so I ate when I got back home.
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