When Chinese chicken hit the floor, we gathered right away. But germs know the 10-second rule; we live it every day. One second turns to two then three… time slowly ticks on by. Count four, then five Mississippi - and still, we all comply. Six, then seven and eight - a wait long as the Amazon. Nine…aww, man! He picked it up! So long, our sweet Szechuan. * Author’s note: biologists say food gets contaminated the moment it touches germs or bacteria. Sad, sad news for us clumsy eaters. Copyright 2020 - Elayne Crain