Do you let your mindee's eat raw cake mixture?

[PixiePetal]

I hate raw cake mix mindees don't even ask but then they are little. The 4 yr old sometimes sneaks a lick of the spoon though

[wendywu]

This is similar to the question do you use the inside of toilet rolls for crafts? What is everyone's views on this. Is it health and safety gone mad or should we not use them?

Ahh yes but are your mindees allowed to lick the inside of the toilet rolls or not

[bunyip]

Some of the myths around health and safety are boarding on the ridiculous!
The HSE website has some great posters

Myth: Egg boxes are banned in craft lessons

Myth Busters Challenge Panel

It's worth pointing out - the fact is that people are so keen to believe these things that the HSE have to have a 'mythbusters' page on their website. It's similar to what happens with made-up 'pc' stories in the papers and similar urban myths. Some people even make a hobby out of putting such myths online and seeing if they're believed.

Where a H&S rule exists, you can be assured it's there for one or more of the following reasons:-

1. To keep people alive.
2. To keep stupid people alive. Otherwise they'd do stoopid things and not be alive. Shame, cos this is essentially counter-evolutionary and can only cause trouble in a couple of million years.
3. Because at least one greedy barstool has, at some point in time, employed greedyambulancechasers4ewe to sue an individual or organisation over something. *
4. Because insurance companies would rather restrict our lives than make the odd rare pay-out.
5. That's it.

* Anyone remember the ladder ad? "I had to fit a new security system. Because I have the intelligence of a bluebottle and am completely incapable of doing the task anyway, I used the wrong sort of ladder and never even bothered to get a colleague to hold it for me. Honestly, they'd have been better off asking my granny to do the job: at least she has the brains she was born with. As I saw the ground rushing up to meet me, I thought, 'Hey - I bet I can make a packet out of this.' When I got out of hospital, my boss fired me for being a complete and utter 2at and a liability to anyone else within a 100 yards of where I'm working."

[Glitter]

The following is a recepie from a 1970's book about feeding fussy children.

Egg Lick

If your child will not eat eggs try this recepie:

Mix one beaten egg with a tablespoon of flour and a tablespoon of sugar in a very large bowl.
Spread the mixture thinly around the sides of the bowl.
Allow your child to beleive you have been making a cake.
The child will beg to lick the bowl and will be eating egg without realising.

My husband was fed this regularly throughout his childhood and he is still alive 39 years later.

[chriss]

This is similar to the question do you use the inside of toilet rolls for crafts? What is everyone's views on this. Is it health and safety gone mad or should we not use them?

This is a no no from me. Grubby fingers have been on this so its bound to have so many germs on it

The rate I go through kitchen rolls its not a problem, always have a few in stock

[Twinkling Stars]

I try to tell them not to. They still sneak some when they think im not looking! Ha ha

[Koala]

I don't use toilet roll inners - too many obvious issues!! YUCKY ONES.

No licking the bowl either, flush it instead

[BlondeMoment]

Gosh I've not really ever given it a second thought. I've never stopped them.

[Mrsh3103]

The only reason I make cakes is so I can lick the bowl.
I love a good loo roll tube creation! If the kids are old enough to make models out of them, they are old enough to know not to eat it!
I will stop letting my mindees & ds use them when I hear of any deaths by loo roll tube.

I'm pretty sure there are more germs in the sandpit

[Koala]

The only reason I make cakes is so I can lick the bowl.
I love a good loo roll tube creation! If the kids are old enough to make models out of them, they are old enough to know not to eat it!
I will stop letting my mindees & ds use them when I hear of any deaths by loo roll tube.

I'm pretty sure there are more germs in the sandpit

Even more germs on mummy's car keys that LO puts straight in his mouth when he is picked up.

[bunyip]

They're not getting hold of my toilet rolls - I need them to balance my compost.

I know of people/settings where they think it's unhygienic to use toilet rolls for crafts, but then send lo's to get toilet paper to blow their noses on. One of these has the tooth brushes out instead of in the bathroom cabinet.

[bindy]

The worlds gone

[bindy]

MAD forgot to type the last world, talk about the world!!!!

[MessybutHappy]

I think you are all missing the key point here, the bowl is sooooo boring - it's wrapping your tongue around the beaters whilst trying not to get mix on your nose & chin - thats the best bit!!!!

and yes, we use loo roll inners here too!

[bunyip]

I think you are all missing the key point here, the bowl is sooooo boring - it's wrapping your tongue around the beaters whilst trying not to get mix on your nose & chin - thats the best bit!!!!

and yes, we use loo roll inners here too!

Tip: turn off the power and disconnect the plug from the socket first.

[natalieatk]

The thing is 'Safer Food Better Business for Childminders' clearly states 'Do not let children taste cake mixture containing raw eggs'. This is in the orange section 'cooking and reheating safely' section just before the diary under eggs. If a child did get ill and it was traced back to you? Is it worth the risk?

No it's not - I shall eat the mix on secret in future!!

[MessybutHappy]

Tip: turn off the power and disconnect the plug from the socket first.

Thanks Bunyip! Won't be as much fun without the added hazard, but you seem a man of much wisdom so I shall follow your advice!!

[Maza]

They eat the raw mixture, great childhood memory. I don't do recipes with egg though for that reason (although I do with my daughter and she licks away). I don't use toilet tubes, yuk. I have lots of kitchen rolls for craft purposes.

[Petshrinklj]

Lol the joy of having my own chickens means I know my eggs are safe. My kids can't wait to lick the bowl we are lucky if anything actually gets baked.

[zippy]

This is similar to the question do you use the inside of toilet rolls for crafts? What is everyone's views on this. Is it health and safety gone mad or should we not use them?

It's a myth, google it :-)