Saturday, August 17, 2019

Funny Name: Homophone Follies Edition

Something tells me that Mrs. Morris Fink was a little too optimistic (and perhaps, deaf to sarcasm).

She thought "Crumby Orange Chicken" was Mr. Fink's straightforward description of her chicken covered in corn flake crumbs and baked in orange juice.

She never realized that when he came home, made a face, and asked "Are we having that crummy orange chicken again?" he was editorializing.

The people who chose the recipes for Blue Ribbon Poultry Cookbook (Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers, 1973) must not have caught on either because they reprinted it so we can all have crummy orange chicken.
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4 comments:

  1. Lace makerAugust 17, 2019 at 11:09 AM

    I would go with the editorial comment. Chicken covered in orange juice and soggy corn flakes does not sound appealing.

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    1. Poppy CrockerAugust 17, 2019 at 1:29 PM

      I know a lot of times to save money people would just make recipes based on what they already had around the house, but there's nothing wrong with just cooking the chicken without covering it in orange juice. (Plus, it would be cheaper!)

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  2. NonnaAugust 28, 2019 at 9:21 AM

    Cornflakes are the predecessor of panko - just remember that and none of the old recipes sound silly anymore. It was trendy and something different than plain white flour without being grainy.

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    1. Poppy CrockerAugust 28, 2019 at 7:14 PM

      That's true! It's kind of like Greek yogurt is now roughly the equivalent of what cottage cheese was 40 or 50 years ago.

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