Teaspoon versus Tablespoon
I was about 12 and had a bad case of allergies. As I scrambled for the Benedryl, my itchy eyeballs failed to register the difference between teaspoon and tablespoon. So instead of administering myself 4 teaspoons of liquid medicine as was called for, I knocked back a whopping 4 TABLESPOONS.
That was the end of me, at least for a good night and morning.
The moral of the story?
Read recipes carefully. A teaspoon of vanilla is yummy, but a tablespoon of vanilla extract will be the end of you,
well,
at least for your cake.
Happy Cake Decorating!
Saturday, May 2, 2009 9:28:00 PM PDT
Thanks for stopping by on my blog...This was a really funny story :-) I'd love to know where did you get these lovely Twitter, RSS feed ect. ect. ect. buttons on your sidebar...I Twittered you :-) Have a great Sunday, love: Evi
Sunday, May 3, 2009 3:20:00 PM PDT
Thats funny, well itis now, I'll bet it wasn't then.
Thank you for stopping by my Blog!
Monday, May 4, 2009 5:26:00 AM PDT
How about mistaking powered sugar for flour when making a cake? They look alike when they are in an unlabelled, clear container.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 6:14:00 AM PDT
A long long time ago - I was rushed to make my "famous" sour cream coffee cake for my brother-in-law. Well, 1 cup of sugar was actually 1 cup of Salt... I know, I know... crazy. Well now the cake is even more famous - he brings it up every year at least once :-)
Saturday, May 9, 2009 2:19:00 PM PDT
I learned that the hard way with cloves. I was making baklava and the syrup called for 3 whole cloves. I was maybe 15 at the time and I thought if 3 was good, a dozen would be better. The syrup was quite tasty, but left us all with numb tongues. This is when I found out about the numbing properties of clove oil.
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