# Mundane cases of mistaken identity (in the kitchen) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2008, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836 "2008-02-01T09:23:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/41 "2008-02-03T18:57:07Z")
[QUOTE=jackdavinci] In my youth I used baking _soda_ instead of baking _powder_ while making microwave cookies. They made pretty electrical arcs inside in the microwave šŸ™‚ [/QUOTE] I thought baking powder was just baking soda + cream of tartar? How would that alter the cookiesā€™ properties in the microwave? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/42 "2008-02-03T19:35:25Z")
[QUOTE=Batsinma Belfry] While making chili, I grabbed the cinnamon instead of the chili powder. Only a small amount went in before I caught myself. the result was so yummy, I now put a pinch of cinnamon in every batch. [/QUOTE] I once mistakenly put cayenne pepper in my pancakes instead of cinnamon to similar results. ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/43 "2008-02-03T19:46:21Z")
My grandmother makes excellent perogies, but one time she didnā€™t have enough sour cream for the filling (sour cream and cheddar) so she used a mix of sour cream and yogurt. We probably wouldnā€™t even have noticed, except she inadvertently used _french vanilla_ flavored yogurt instead of plain. The perogies were definitely still edible, but that had an unusual, slight sweet taste. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/44 "2008-02-04T01:42:47Z")
I once bought a little paper-wrapped wedge of cheese from a supermarket in Italy, to eat with my foccacia. Well, I thought it was cheeseā€¦ It was fresh yeast. Not so useful for a backpacker. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/45 "2008-02-04T16:50:02Z")
Not in the kitchen, but I was having lunch with a friend of mine, when I mistook my clam chowder for my au jus sauce. He gave me a startled look as I nonchalantly dunked my french dip sandwich into my soup. I then tried to cover up my faux pas by putting crackers in my au jus sauce and eating it with a spoon, having mistaken _that_ for my clam chowder. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/46 "2008-02-04T17:18:47Z")
[QUOTE=Dogzilla] I love Grape Juice. So I was delighted when I found white grape juice at the grocery store. Trouble is, it looks exactly like apple juice. So, Iā€™d pour a glass, and my eyes told me it was apple juice, so my mouth was expecting apple flavor, even though my brain knew damn well it was white grape. It was a shock nevertheless. I resorted to verbally psyching myself into preparing to taste grape so I could enjoy my juice. Iā€™d pick up the glass, and out loud say, ā€œITā€™S GRAPE!ā€ And then drink. Weird, huh? [/QUOTE] nope. i did the exact same thing - with orange juice and milk. i wanted a glass of milk, but for whatever reason, i poured a glass of OJ instead. trouble was, my brain was geared up for milk. i nearly decorated the kitchen cabinets with a mouthfulā€™s worth of OJ. it was the most bizarre taste sensation iā€™ve ever experienced. these days i only drink white grape šŸ˜ƒ . ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/47 "2008-02-04T17:36:39Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] Were they made by the Soylent company? [/QUOTE] Nope. [Sergeant](http://www.zootoo.com/dogs_treats/sergeantspeoplecrackers). They is not peeeeeeoooople! They is: Ground wheat, wheat middlings, chicken meal, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, citric acid, rosemary extract), spray dried cheese, calcium propionate (a preservative), vitamins and minerals blend (vitamin E supplement, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, biotin, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, selenium supplement, calcium pantothenate, zinc oxide), yellow #5, and red #40. And to humans, they taste like crap. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/48 "2008-02-04T22:55:24Z")
[QUOTE=rhythmonly] au jus sauce [/QUOTE] Aaaaurgh!!! ::aneurism:: ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/49 "2008-02-04T22:57:17Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Aaaaurgh!!! ::aneurism:: [/QUOTE] Aaaaurgh!!! ::aneurysm:: ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/50 "2008-02-04T23:28:27Z")
Oh, yeah, saw ā€œtspā€, my brain converted to tablespoons ā€“ vanilla extract can actually ruin a good egg nog, if you put enough in. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/51 "2008-02-04T23:41:54Z")
[QUOTE=Inner Stickler] Aaaaurgh!!! ::aneurysm:: [/QUOTE] Aaaaurgh!!! ::Gauderism:: ---
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/52 "2008-02-05T00:38:01Z")
I had a friend who, dressing in the dark to embark on an all day out-in-the-hot-Aussie-sun-on-a-boat-with-no-shelter-at-all got her roll on deodorant and roll on sun-screen mixed up. Needless to say, she got very, very sunburnt. ---
**Author:** ![Landshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836/53 "2008-02-05T02:18:16Z")
This was many moons ago, during my early teen years. During a Christmas season, I walked into the kitchen of my familyā€™s home and saw several gingerbread cookies sitting on a cooling rack. Iā€™ve always loved gingerbread, so I grabbed one and took a bite. I actually swallowed that first bite before the taste really hit me and I realized that was most definitely NOT gingerbread. I donā€™t remember just what the taste was like, except that it was vile. So, I immediately went and found my mother and explained what I had done. My recollection is she said those cookies were going to be Christmas tree ornaments and the recipe she had used for them was meant specifically for that purpose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-cases-of-mistaken-identity-in-the-kitchen/435836.md?page=2)