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1st September 2002, 02:32 AM
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Once, when I was about 10, I decided I was going to try to make a cake. I didn't have a recipe, or even all the ingredients, but it didn't matter. I just threw everything I had into a bowl, mixed it up, poured into a pan, and baked it. Well, needless to say, it did NOT turn out. It was about an eighth of an inch thick, a weird tan color, and it was SHINY. No kidding. Tasted okay, though. 
Anyone else have any amusing cooking stories/disasters to share? I don't have to do much cooking (thank God...I mean....ummm.....bummer  ), but I'd really like to hear about some of your experiences in the kitchen. |
1st September 2002, 02:54 AM
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My first meatloaf as a bride, oh MY.
I had some leftover stew, and I thought I could chop up the veggies and use the potatoes from the stew as the binder of the meatloaf. I mixed the whole mess with ground beef, and baked it.
It fell apart, and tasted like stew.
These days, when I make meatloaf, my family stands around the oven and whines until it is done, and every single crumb is snarfed up. I guess I improved over the years? LOL!
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1st September 2002, 08:54 PM
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Reps: 35,179 (power: 81) | | A few years ago I got annoyed with my mom around the time of my birthday because she made this huge deal about having a cake for my sister's birthday (in January) and wasn't making one for mine. So I made my own. It was this 2-layer deal...except the bottom layer got stuck in the pan so it started to fall apart, even when I tried to glue it together with icing. LOL. But, it didn't taste too bad.
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1st September 2002, 09:57 PM
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The last thing I made was microwave pizza....that turned out okay. |
1st September 2002, 11:45 PM
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What you made is what my mother called "a flop cake." She used to say that flop cakes were the best, BECAUSE you try to fix it with icing. You've got great gobs of icing trying to glue the cake back together!
After you cut the cake, what does it look like anyway?
Thanks for helping me remember something about my mom that I had long forgotten.
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2nd September 2002, 08:59 AM
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I was so excited. The dinner I had planned was frozen fish sticks, french fries and corn. When I went to put my frozen stuff in the oven the oven door came off the hinges  Why or how it happened I don't know, but my mom was so mad at me. We laugh about it now, but at the time it wasn't too funny and I didn't get to cook for a long time after that.
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2nd September 2002, 09:19 AM
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2nd September 2002, 09:52 AM
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2nd September 2002, 06:57 PM
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3rd September 2002, 04:56 PM
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The first time I tried to make a cake for my sister's birthday, something went very wrong, and I ended up with no sugar nor baking powder in it. Well that darned thing was as flat as a pancake, but mom insisted I decorate the thing and serve it. I cried the whole time, 'cause I was certain she was punishing me. Another time I tried to make icing like my mom always did, except that I didn't have the recipe there, and put about a cup of milk in it!!!! Ugh.
I've gotten better recently. Just look at my family!! I've put on about 60 pounds in the last year, and hubbie's put on about the same. We're not suffering!!
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