Plums.
I have come to the conclusion that my mother is a firm believer in 'whatever dosn't kill you makes you stronger'. You need to ask how, for example, long a perfectly innocent-looking (if slightly foul-smelling) dish of fried rice has been in the freezer. If the answer is 'just eat it' then either feign fullness or suffer the lengthy, messy consequences.
My niece, being at age 8 or so, was not well versed in the way of the food-hoarder. My mother gave her a plum 'freshly picked off that tree over there' and the poor lass bit into the gritty, bitter goodness that is maggot-filled plum.
My niece now has to peel any fruit and cut it into small, easily inspected pieces before she can gingerly nibble her way through it. She's 23.

N.B. Do not reheat, let alone freeze, rice. You can get away with it (I'm living proof) but the bacteria on it can bugger your insides up royally.
(spida, Fri 16 Jul 2004, 11:27, Reply)