Wander Wunder wonders “Lye is used to unclog drains. Who thought putting it on olives would make them edible? Who tested this idea?”
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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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Please don’t tell me they actually put lye on olives. Just don’t tell me that.