Sorry about all this drift but thinking of cullinary horrors, here is a little one from me that I loved.

Someone who worked with Pip wasn't too good at cooking but decided to give someone (I think her parents) a treat. She found what looked to be a great recipe, followed it and proudly presented the people with the meal.

The people took a mouthful and were quite horrified. The problem turned out to be that the recipe called for maybe 3 cloves of garlic but this poor girl knowing no better thought that a bulb of garlic was a clove!

Jon