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>>>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>>>> Graham "I don't believe it! Especially since it was in the Daily
>>>>> Mail!"
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>>>>> > I don't know if the Daily Mail is legit or not. But we have always
>>>>> > had some places here that sell bizarre or giant foods. These
>>>>> > places are not the norm and most people do not order them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some newspapers are not popular but I do think it is a very nasty put
>>>>> down to the poster, when someone instantly decries it without at
>>>>> least checking to see if the story is real.
>>>>>
>>>>> These are some of the companies quoted in the article and the
>>>>> pictures of that things they make. Perhaps Graham thinks that the
>>>>> Daily Mail made up those pictures and the addresses of the places
>>>>> that make them.
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>>>>> http://ujellyujelly.com/
>>>>> http://www.therollingpin.ca/
>>>>> http://www.donutdivany.com/home.html
>>>>> https://chelsweets.com/
>>>>> http://dreamycreations.com/
>>>>> http://www.shopsweetbox.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps you can tell me if those places are legit, or are they just a
>>>>> figment of the Daily Mail's imagination???
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>>>>> I am sure those places would sue if that article had been made to
>>>>> make them look stupid.
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>>>>> > We used to have in ice cream place called Farrells. Last time I
>>>>> > checked, there were some in CA but no more here. One thing they
>>>>> > sold was a huge sub type sandwich, the idea of which was to share
>>>>> > between friends or for the whole family. They also had some ice
>>>>> > cream concoction that started with a punch bowl. It was then
>>>>> > filled with an assortment of various ice cream scoops, syrups,
>>>>> > whipped cream, nuts, sprinkles, etc. And topped with little
>>>>> > plastic animals which no doubt would no longer be allowed as they
>>>>> > would be a choking hazard. The idea there was to order this for a
>>>>> > kid's party. However, they would allow a single person to order it
>>>>> > and if they could finish it, they would get a prize. And about
>>>>> > once a month, someone would do this. Usually some guy. And they
>>>>> > usually couldn't finish it. I think maybe it was free if they ate
>>>>> > it all but I could be wrong on that.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > They also had a huge menu and it offered a variety of things in odd
>>>>> > combinations. Also really cheap soda water. We had a waiter tell
>>>>> > us that they could offer the soda water for so cheap because
>>>>> > nobody ever ordered it. We did but it wasn't good. Not flat.
>>>>> > They just didn't offer any lemon or lime with it so just kind of
>>>>> > salty and boring.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The other odd things were mostly for shock factor but he said that
>>>>> > occasionally someone would order them.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Desserts are not usually something I pay attention to as I never
>>>>> > order them. But I have been to places with giant burgers, odd
>>>>> > nachos and things like that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nothing there would be of interest to me since I don't have much of a
>>>>> sweet tooth and rarely eat such things.
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>>>> Hi Ophelia,
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>>>> It's just a shock value sort of thing. The article in the paper posted
>>>> makes it seem like we eat that sort of stuff here all the time but we
>>>> don't and probably most have never even see it.
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>>> I didn't take it like that.
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>> Well, it is. As I said, lots of places put things on the menu for shock
>> value. Doesn't mean people order them. Except perhaps for some
>> occasional teenaged boy on a dare.
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> Did I say they did??

You said that they were US desserts. That would imply that they are
something that people in the US would commonly eat. That's what we dislike.