For those of you that LOVE chocolate chip cookie dough ice-cream...I'm sorry. They don't sell it in Finland, with the exception of Ben & Jerry's and it's super expensive.
A few of weeks ago, I received my Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook...and had been experimenting with some of the recipes in it.
I brought some peanut butter cookies topped with double chocolate chip cookie dough (raw) and drizzled in dark chocolate for a card-making day with the girls and when I told them the cookie dough on top was raw - they were amazed.
But not a single person asked, "Are there raw eggs in these?!"
I told a friend of mine - who I feel is quite close to being an American with all the craft supplies she orders from the States...that I didn't use ANY eggs in the cookie dough (raw bit) and she said, "Yeah okay. Well, you could have."
I instantly freaked out and asked about salmonella or other bacteria, and she said that the farms in Finland are very well protected by a wide variety of laws.
What did she mean?
Apparently if you want to visit a farm - you can't just pack up the kids and go to a farm to take a tour.
If you wanted to see where your eggs came from for example, it has to be arranged well in advance and to actually get in with the hens - you'd have to wear a head-to-toe suit to prevent contamination of ANY kind being transferred to the hens (for example).
She said, "Think Homer Simpson toxic protective suit."
Apparently it is this difficult even for camera crews who want to do any filming on a farm!
It IS possible to get salmonella in Finland but through the consumption of raw eggs - not likely.
*Please take this information for what it's worth ... I do not recommend eating raw eggs anyway (except the occasional egg nog - which is NOT sold in Finland) and after speaking to several other Finns - they have all confirmed that salmonella or any other bacteria from raw eggs consumption is very VERY rare.*
For more information on salmonella - check here.
A few of weeks ago, I received my Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook...and had been experimenting with some of the recipes in it.
I brought some peanut butter cookies topped with double chocolate chip cookie dough (raw) and drizzled in dark chocolate for a card-making day with the girls and when I told them the cookie dough on top was raw - they were amazed.
But not a single person asked, "Are there raw eggs in these?!"
I told a friend of mine - who I feel is quite close to being an American with all the craft supplies she orders from the States...that I didn't use ANY eggs in the cookie dough (raw bit) and she said, "Yeah okay. Well, you could have."
I instantly freaked out and asked about salmonella or other bacteria, and she said that the farms in Finland are very well protected by a wide variety of laws.
What did she mean?
Apparently if you want to visit a farm - you can't just pack up the kids and go to a farm to take a tour.
If you wanted to see where your eggs came from for example, it has to be arranged well in advance and to actually get in with the hens - you'd have to wear a head-to-toe suit to prevent contamination of ANY kind being transferred to the hens (for example).
She said, "Think Homer Simpson toxic protective suit."
Apparently it is this difficult even for camera crews who want to do any filming on a farm!
It IS possible to get salmonella in Finland but through the consumption of raw eggs - not likely.
*Please take this information for what it's worth ... I do not recommend eating raw eggs anyway (except the occasional egg nog - which is NOT sold in Finland) and after speaking to several other Finns - they have all confirmed that salmonella or any other bacteria from raw eggs consumption is very VERY rare.*
For more information on salmonella - check here.
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