When it comes to food safety and preparation, a lot has changed in the last several decades. Though you may not remember defrosting meat on the counter all day, your parents probably do, and unsurprisingly, that is not the recommended meat defrosting technique today. Now, some might argue that these guidelines have changed for the better, while some would say they've changed for the worse. Better, for example, is that pork cooked today versus cooked pork in the days of yore is a vastly different animal. Today the guidelines say tender and pink; decades ago it was tough and gray. Tender and pink tastes better, for those of us keeping score. But then there are those things that we almost wish we didn't know, like how eating raw cookie dough really can be hazardous to our health, and not just because of the eggs. You may be surprised to learn that a common pantry ingredient is actually the bigger culprit.
When it comes to food safety and preparation, a lot has changed in the last several decades. Though you may not remember defrosting meat on the counter all day, your parents probably do, and unsurprisingly, that's not the recommended technique today. Although some of these busted myths from the good old days might be inconvenient, they're likely keeping you healthier. Here are some of the things that people believed about food 50 years ago that just aren't true today…