Mrs. Sparrow found a sparrow

1952: Mrs. Florence Sparrow found a sparrow in her loaf of bread.

Spokane Chronicle - Feb 29, 1952

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 17, 2022
Category: Food | Odd Names | 1950s

Comments

"Unfit for human consumption" is a real understatement.

Posted by KDP on 06/17/22 at 10:35 AM

There's a precedent. Somebody cut a pie and found four and twenty blackbirds, though it probably wasn't Mrs. Blackbird who did it.

Posted by ges on 06/17/22 at 04:17 PM

Life gives you lemons, right? She could have just made an Osturduckinrow, similar to an Osturduckinark (ostrich-turkey-duck-chicken-lark).

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 06/18/22 at 07:25 AM

I bet the bird tasted too much like burnt feathers. The bread would have been even worse.

Posted by Yudith on 06/19/22 at 08:16 PM

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