These are just so humorous. I especially like the one where the pie tasted like feet. I have a story to share as well. Many years ago when I was in fourth grade, I found a recipe for a Whacky Cake in the Jack and Jill magazine, and begged my mom to let me try it. I thought that I had so carefully followed all the directions and put the cake into the oven to bake. I was a bit puzzled however as to how the cake would mix itself while baking, and after it had been baking for about 10 minutes realized that I was supposed to stir the batter in the pan and not just put the vinegar, oil and vanilla in wells and pour water all over it and call it done. My parents were in the living room holding a prayer meeting, and I went in and whispered to my mom what I had done. She ran into the kitchen and yanked the cake out of the oven and stirred it up. It was the lumpiest, ugliest chocolate cake that I had ever seen, but we had no option but to serve it to our guests. It looked awful but tasted wonderful. Maybe that was just my perception when I was 10... What a great story! Thanks for sharing. Susan

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