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applegrove

(132,078 posts)
2. I once made lemon chicken in a slow cooker. I tried a new recipe.
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 12:14 AM
10 hrs ago

I don't cook that much. It called for 12 lemons I thought. Actually it was 1 - 2 lemons. Obviously it was inedible. LOL!

eppur_se_muova

(41,889 posts)
3. Our former neighbor used a recipe for whole chicken that called for either 12 or 24 cloves of garlic.
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 12:40 AM
10 hrs ago

She didn't know what a 'clove' was. She thought that referred to the whole bulb .... so .... at least 12 heads of garlic. Guests said it was "a bit strong", or something polite like that.

applegrove

(132,078 posts)
5. My dad and brother took a taste of it and said no thanks.
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 01:55 AM
9 hrs ago

It was then a mad rush to get dad dinner from the kitchen of his nursing home. We used to cook on Sundays and bring food over to my Dad's room. We had a card table and chairs. Did it for 7 years. I usually cooked something I knew. Not that night.

Old Crank

(7,020 posts)
8. I have had a couple, or so
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 02:47 AM
8 hrs ago

The best was my plastic wrapped bread straight from the oven. I had covered the shaped loaf with clingwrap while the oven heated. Right into the oven without removing it.

NBachers

(19,422 posts)
9. I've actually made great cornbread in my Instant Pot pressure cooker. Last Thanksgiving was an exception . . .
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 03:52 AM
7 hrs ago

I tried to use thick, heavy buttermilk instead of milk or water. It was still gooey by dinnertime. I ended up cooking it for double the time to make it edible.

I've actually made great cornbread by grinding up popcorn kernels to use as the cornmeal.

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