Yuk

I normally avoid Lileks because I find his politics obnoxious. But, when he avoids politics, he can be clever and funny (at the same time!). Oh, why can't we all just get along?

Anyway, here he is going over recipies from the 50's: Gallery of Regrettable Food. Some of these things are truly horrific, like Mashed Potato Surprise, which he describes thusly:

Okay, here we go. It’s “Mashed Potato Surprise.” The recipe calls for a special kind of mushrooms: canned mushrooms. Which you feed to the dog. The trick is get him to throw up right in the middle of the mashed potatoes.

Enjoy.