Woman collects wishbones from turkeys
For more than 30 years, Carol Tomasello of West Allis has saved wishbones from turkeys and other dinner birds. She has printed notes on most of them to connect the events of life to a shared feast.
""It always represents a coming together,"" Tomasello said.
Wishbones that Carol Tomasello has saved from family dinners mark the passage of time and express the importance of family. Sometimes a bone might give only a weather report. There are other wishbones in her collection that are there for no reason. In all, Tomasello has 118 wishbones. There is one wishbone marked for the first Thanksgiving of each of the couple's four children, now all grown.
Carol also has branched out to other birds such as chickens, Cornish hens, pheasant, quail and a goose bagged by her husband.
—The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Not so tasty treats
In Beijing, a small, specialty restaurant, Guolizhuang, serves mostly dishes made from various animal penises. It attracts discerning customers who come for the reputed health benefits. ""Sheep, horse, ox and seal are good for the circulation,"" said the restaurant's staff nutritionist. ""And donkey improves the skin."" ""Tiger has no particular value to justify its high price,"" she said. ""But snake (two penises each) is great for potency.""
—BBC News
Abel Gonzales Jr. developed a State Fair of Texas prize-winning recipe for his Fried Coca-Cola. Gonzales' fried batter balls are made with strawberry and Coke syrups topped with cinnamon sugar, whipped cream and more Coke syrup.
—Dallas Morning News
