Capitol Hill Blue Forums Misc. Topics Food, Drink and Cooking Wonder what the poor folks are eatin' tonight?

I used to have that fixation, but I got over it around age 8 when I discovered I liked mixtures like chili and beef stew. I think it was one of those mistaken generalizations that kids make as they are trying to figure out how the world works: Getting dirt on your apple makes it "dirty" (and thus inedible), so in general anything touching a food item makes it dirty [and here is the mistake] including other food items.