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SALT LAKE CITY — Our loved ones are scammed every day. Some scams are very sinister, like convincing someone to pull out their entire 401K to purchase Best Buy gift cards for a criminal organization. Others are less straightforward, like taking on student loan debt to earn a degree in journalism, for example.
No scams are victimless, but bad online recipes hurt the people you love with a kind of sad violence other frauds cannot match. In no other scenario do scammers gather all your loved ones together to make guilty eye contact with you as they gag on fermented Brussels sprout crepes.
In this video, White Castle tricksters are encouraging the public to buy frozen burger sliders (buns included), chop them up, add some celery and bake them in a casserole dish. "You get the most unexpectedly delicious stuffing," a wan narrator whispers over royalty-free guitar instrumentals.
There's only one proper way to celebrate #NationalStuffingDay – Taking $2 off a 10 Sack of Sliders to make our famous savory Slider stuffing! Coupon here: https://t.co/dIcsfkhqZVpic.twitter.com/S4v7We6MyX
— White Castle (@WhiteCastle) November 21, 2024
A gloopy beige fluid is poured over the no-longer-identifiable chunks of baked food. "The dish that will disappear first at your Thanksgiving gathering," he says, likely referring to a hungry garbage disposal.
The first red flag in any recipe is a casserole dish. Ask yourself — do we really need to turn regular food into construction material?
Second red flag: Cream cheese. If the recipe involves mushing a classic dish around with Philadelphia's own, please second-guess the viral video (dessert is an exception).
Third red flag: Frying in oil. Fried mac 'n' cheese looks amazing, but the rest of the kitchen will look like the inside of a Vaseline tub.
Rules are meant to be broken, and families are meant to forgive you for making yucky sides during the holidays. But, let this be a lesson — avoid the heartache, the mountebanks and sham chefs. Avoid the influencers trying to ruin your good name. Here's a recipe (referencing none other than her majesty Paula Deen) that might make Nona proud.
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