Are you an April Fool? It's traditionally a day when silliness abounds.
There are a number of recipes that attempt to fool us. I remember my mother making Vinegar Pie, which was supposed to taste like Lemon Meringue Pie. Vinegar was substituted for Lemon Juice. Another pie she talked about making, but I don't recall that she ever actually did, was Mock Apple Pie. That recipe substitutes Saltine Crackers for Apple Slices. A syrup with cinnamon and nutmeg is poured over them to give moisture to the pie.
There were a couple years we tried to convince mother to add blue food coloring to the mashed potatoes on April Fool's Day. I don't think we succeeded. And though it may sound foolish, I always thought it would be fun to serve dessert first at dinner instead of last!
This year the idea that sounds the best to me is to bake a favorite Meatloaf recipe in cupcake tins and then 'frost' them with Whipped Potatoes. Whatever you decide to do for April Fool's Day, I hope it brings a smile to everyone's face.
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