“Do you remember Denise’s Mom?”
“Who
can forget?”
“What
about that time she invited us all over for a tea party and served us
margaritas?”
“How
old were we — six?”
“That
lady was broken. I mean, she tried, but come on — you can’t give kids hard
liquor!”
“So
check what I found the other day at a yard sale. A set of Betty Crocker recipe
cards from 1971.”
“My
Mom used to have one of those too!”
“So
I’m going through the cards for fun, because these recipes are whack — and look
what I found.”
“Rag
Doll Tea Party. Sweet Jesus — that’s what she served us!”
“I
know, right? Because what little kid expects to be served a salad instead of
cookies and lemonade?”
“Ooh
— lettuce! Celery! Raisins!”
“What’s
the hair made out of?”
“Cheese.
Is that a boiled egg for the head?”
“No
— it’s a marshmallow. I remember it being egg, though. Oh my God.”
“Wow.”
“No
— I mean Oh my God, I just figured it out.”
“What?”
“The
margaritas. She read it wrong. They were supposed to be meringues. They’re
called ‘Marguerites.’”
“How
can you get that wrong?”
“Girlfriend,
everything about this is wrong. You need a cocktail to get through it. She was
doing us a favor.”
Children’s Parties Card #15 Rag Doll Tea Party, Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library, 1971
See Also: An International Incident, Horrorscope, A SNAFU In The Jungle
See Also: An International Incident, Horrorscope, A SNAFU In The Jungle
