While summer officially began for South Mississippi students the minute the last school bell rang in May, summer doesn’t officially start until June 21, which happens to be the longest day of the year. Summer will officially end on Labor Day, the first Monday in September. Although students will be back in the classroom by then, the weather throughout the state, and especially the southern part, will continue to have summer-like weather tendencies throughout October and possibly into November. (You just get used to it). September 1 officially marks the first day of fall.
Summer is a time for fun in the sun, but you want to make sure it is also a safe and healthy for you and your family. Unfortunately, the sunny days of summer can be accompanied by a series of maladies such as food poisoning, water-related incidents, allergy attacks, heat-related illnesses, sunburns, and the stress of traveling.
Keeping It Cool
You can become sick if food, such as potato salad or tuna fish, with mayonnaise as an ingredient sits out too long, gets warm, and spoils. Keep food that needs to remain cold in a cooler until ready to eat, then put it back in the cooler after everyone has served his or her plate. Use ice packs, frozen water bottles, or large slabs of ice frozen in pans or other containers to keep foods cool. It’s always a good idea to put a large piece of ice in the bottom of the cooler and layer up from there, putting a layer of ice between each additional food layer. Make sure your cooler is packed tightly. It’s the large pockets of air inside a cooler that speed up the ice melt. Fill spaces with ice cubes or crushed ice. It is also a benefit if you can pre-cool your cooler before adding food items or drinks to it. Sacrifice a bag of ice or very cold water several hours before the cooler is needed. Another way to keep your cooler cold is by lining the inside with aluminum foil, which helps reflect heat and light that will quickly melt ice. Keep beverages in a separate cooler since it will be opened and closed more than a cooler containing food items. Items like raw meat, which need to be kept cold, should be placed in the bottom of the cooler. Place coolers in the shade and keep
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