Bakers beware: sampling holiday cookie dough, or any raw dough, can make you sick. The same things that can make holidays merry - great expectations and family time - can also be stressful. This is not true. "There are a lot more things to be worried about in making you sick than ingesting snowflakes," he said. That being said, if a large amount of leaves are ingested, they can make children and pets mildly sick. Bakers beware: sampling holiday cookie dough, or any raw dough, can make you sick. As you might have guessed, this is due to its distinctive red and green leaf combinations, although poinsettias can be cultivated to have a wide range of colors, from blue to pink. The same things that can make holidays merry â great expectations and family time â can also be stressful. If your poinsettia comes wrapped, either remove the plant from the wrapping and water, or poke a hole through the bottom of ⦠And cats and dogs can knock them over as well. The same things that can make holidays merry â great expectations and family time â can also be stressful. But if youâre still worried, you can always call poison control here! Bakers beware: sampling holiday cookie dough, or any raw dough, can make you sick. Posted: Dec 23, 2017 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 24, 2017 It is a wide misconception that poinsettias are incredibly poisonous. However, this is usually not life threatening. While eating the plant may not be lethal, it can make someone sick, according to Floridata. Holiday blues are a real thing for many people grieving loss or absence of a loved one. And recent research says it's not just because dough often contains raw eggs, which may harbor salmonella bacteria. Holiday blues are a real thing for many people grieving loss or absence of a loved one, and wintertime can trigger true but transient depression in some people, a condition sometimes called seasonal affective disorder. And recent research says itâs not just because dough often contains raw eggs, which may harbor salmonella bacteria. Holiday blues are a real thing for many people grieving loss or absence of a loved one, and wintertime can trigger true but transient depression in some people, a condition sometimes called seasonal affective disorder. Poinsettias, those showy holiday plants with red and green foliage, are not nearly as harmful as a persistent myth says. ... Bakers beware: sampling holiday cookie dough, or any raw dough, can make you sick. Eating the leaves of poinsettia plants wonât cause any harm. Poinsettias, those showy holiday plants with red and green foliage, are not nearly as harmful as a persistent myth says. MOODY BLUES. And recent research says itâs not just because dough often contains raw â¦