That husband of mine!!
@GardenGerty (169585)
United States
April 24, 2021 3:10pm CST
This may get a bit long or twisted.
My husband likes to buy and cook chicken livers for himself. He believes it helps with his anemia.
We could not find any, all summer long, and into the fall.
He found some some time back. They just sat in the refrigerator, so I froze them as he was not getting around to using them.
Last week he put the sealed plastic container out of the freezer, to thaw. And left it.
I put it in the refrigerator. Another week goes past.
Yesterday, he decided to cook some. I cautioned him that they likely were spoiled. He said they smelled okay. I said it does not mean anything.
He was sick all last night and appears to have food poisoning from his cooking adventure.
He has been in bed all day.
He doesn't listen.
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18 responses
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
24 Apr 21
When I thaw something, I cook it immediatly. And yes, chicken liver (as all liver) is good for anemia. AS long as it is not spoiled.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
That is right. I do not like him buying stuff and then letting it sit too long.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
24 Apr 21
It worries me if my husband will be like that. 
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
24 Apr 21
He concerns me, because he does not believe me on stuff like this.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
25 Apr 21
@GardenGerty Yes. I understand how you feel
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
@rebelann We have to deal with who we got.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
I will not say I have never ignored his, too.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
We always have this conversation "It smells okay" and me saying "That does not mean anything." He is 75 years old, he should believe me.
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@Fleura (35152)
• United Kingdom
25 Apr 21
@GardenGerty Mostly I would agree with him, the sniff test is a pretty good indicator. But liver always smells a bit 'off' anyway, and of course you have to take into account that your sense of smell gets less acute with age : (
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Apr 21
@GardenGerty Maybe he will now.
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@wolfgirl569 (136039)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Apr 21
Sorry he dont feel good now. But he did wait way to long.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
He finally got out of bed about 5:30 tonight. I am trying to feed him some gentle foods.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
We will see. Maybe the next time he wants to cook or eat something problematic, I will just look at him and say "chicken livers".
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
I kept him hydrated and he was able finally to eat some applesauce without getting sick.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
25 Apr 21
@GardenGerty
Do you think he will listen now after what happened when he cooked and ate them and got sick after you told him they were probably spoiled? I guess he had to find out for himself.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
No, in the future I will just throw stuff out and let him look for it.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
25 Apr 21
@GardenGerty
Sounds like a very good idea. I hope that will show him to learn to listen to you when you tell him something because you were right.
@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
He just likes chicken livers. Yes, they should be cooked fresh.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
Well he is holding down gatorade and applesauce.
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@Belexhanns (3431)
• Kampala, Uganda
24 Apr 21
At least let him take more roughages now,he will be OK soon
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
24 Apr 21
For now he is just having clear liquids.
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@BarBaraPrz (51839)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Apr 21
Your hubby is a man. It may look like men have ears, but they (the ears) are non-functioning. You need to point a stick at 'em and then at whatever you want to tell them to do... and if they still don't understand, you need to poke 'em with said stick until they do it.
And did you know that asking them if they took their vitamins is not caring about their health, but nagging?
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
25 Apr 21
I do not worry too much about the vitamins, more about the heart medicine.Vitamins are mixed in with those. Been worrying or nagging about that since he made himself sick.
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I can smell your exasperation
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
26 Apr 21
I like chicken liver too. Poultry and other meat products and fish shouldn't sit too long in the freezer. Once thawed never put it back in the freezer, the bacteria will multiply.
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
27 Apr 21
He needs to wait and buy it when he is ready to cook it.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
27 Apr 21
@GardenGerty foods are tastier if they're not stored in the freezer for a long time.
