The party fare included a salad containing peas. What happened next was one of the worst poisonings of its kind, so bad it taught an important lesson about food safety.
The party fare included a salad containing peas. What happened next was one of the worst poisonings of its kind, so bad it taught an important lesson about food safety.
Old headline resurfaces as causionary tale: Beware of botulism
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - As another canning season approaches, it might be worth taking a moment to remember the story of Edward and Delphine Hein. The couple threw a dinner party 80 years ago at their farmstead two miles northeast of Grafton, N.D.
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This edition of the Walsh County Record from 1931 is filled with stories about the fatal dinner. Later, a 13th person would fall victim. Special to The Forum
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - As another canning season approaches, it might be worth taking a moment to remember the story of Edward and Delphine Hein. The couple threw a dinner party 80 years ago at their farmstead two miles northeast of Grafton, N.D.