Cooking the moisture-absorbing pack

How embarrassing. I can't believe I've done this. Can anyone advise?

To cut a long story short: I've just realised that I tipped the moisture-absorbing(?) pack that came with the chicken pieces into the cold water and vegetables for chicken stock. It cooked for nearly 45 minutes (brought to the boil then simmered low) before I realised that the spinach leaf that had wrapped itself around some pieces of carrot, etc., was in fact the aforementioned not-to-be-cooked thingy.

Removed it immediately, but am wondering whether the stock should be discarded or not.

Can you help. (And stop laughing.)

I would have answered this five minutes ago but I had to go for a little walk first!

These moisture absorbent pads are not toxic. They are either filled with cellulose or a non-toxic polymer. Check these links.

http://www.drypac.com.au/prod_moisturepad.html

http://www.dadepaper.com/Categories/Categoriesfa6d1d84-91bc-47fa-a77e-d65b0b1190...

Thanks for the giggle though. Last time I heard of something like that was when my first wife warmed up the mini-pizzas for a party still in their plastic wrap! It was just after oven roasting bags had been invented and she thought that was what to do. Plastic coated mini-pizzas are not appetising at all.

Thanks Jim... I was going to give some of the stock to my sister anyway, so shall watch and wait (just in case).

At least there isn't a party crowd waiting in anticipation (as for the mini-pizzas of your memory)!

The old 'test it on the sister' trick. Good idea.

You lose more sisters that way you know!

Well, I've decided to discard the rest of the stock.

Shame about my sister.

This reminds me of when styrofoam cups were first available, I think in the early 60s. Remember, there were waxed paper cups up to this point. My father poured hot grease into one not realizing it was going to disintegrate.