Vegetable Soup Left Open All Night
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Question
A vegetable soup that was left outside the refrigerator overnight, with the ladle inside, causing the lid to be slightly open, what is its status? We were taught in the Midrasha that liquids should not be left uncovered overnight if the opening is larger than a finger, and I have been following this for years. Does this also apply to vegetable soup?
Answer
Hello
Those who are stringent about leaving liquids uncovered do so for anything that contains a quantity of liquid, like water or wine.
[The Shulchan Aruch permits uncovered liquids in our times, but the Vilna Gaon and other authorities prohibited it].
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 116, Se'if 1