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    MediasBlue: Mr. Blue is Tlingit, Scotch, and German. He suggested that we celebrate this by having blubber haggis topped with sauerkraut. I went out for pizza. more »
    sybann: When my father's mother died my sister and I went through her recipes - my sis still has the 3x5 cards - I SWEAR the corned beef jello is in there. Th... more »
    kbrook: Kimchee. Not meaning any disrespect to Korean Jezzies out there, but that is some nasty shit. A family friend who was adopted from Korea had a party w... more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: Before the postwar era, jelled molded foods were rare and special, as they required a long process involving grinding and boiling for hours of hartsho... more »
    LadyNo Fondles Sweaters: I went to the quasquicentenial celebration for a small town in Iowa and just had to get the cookbook they were selling. It includes a recipe for "Summ... more »
    jemandtheholograms: I always wonder what was going on in the era of time of the Jello-salads that made people think it was a culinary delight. more »
    BoatGirl: I suspect jello didn't used to contain sugar. That's the only logical explanation for these recipes. more »
    hollygirl: Too many " moistens" more »
    TheGintheCity: These recipes remind me of when my friend Laura and I used to put everything edible we could find (from ketchup to 10-year-old cereal to beer to gummi... more »
    NotChoinski: However, nothing beats the French Ortolan for most repulsive on any level: 1 - Illegaly capture an Ortolan, considered endangered.2 - Poke out the eye... more »
    haguenite: I have to say, I can't wait for Plum Pie to have a stab at this recipe. more »
    tscheese: My mom once found a recipe for "Round-Up Bean Casserole." Basically, it involves every gigantic chitinous bean you ever hated, baked in a heaping help... more »
    labeled: Frankly, I think we should start of list of the BEST worst foods. Number one for me, after having it the other day: Fried soft shell crab. Heaven, bu... more »
    badmutha: Ok, I am not kidding when I say that these recipes make me want to hurl. Who comes up with this shit? If the recipes make me gag, I can only imagine w... more »
    tscheese: I read tic-tac (toe) pie recipe and immediately thought, "How about a nice game of chess...pie?" Unfortunately, this is not Wargames, and I did not ju... more »
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    'The Most Revolting Dish Ever Devised'

    A new cache of food legend Elizabeth David's private notes has brought to light her candidate for this dubious honor - and challenged us to find even worse. More »