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Friday, December 17, 2004

Weird Headlines

Well, we've had "Deep-fried Twinkies"and other such delicacies. Now we have "Deep-fried Mars Bars". Seattle's KIRO TV reports on their Web Site, under the title "Weird Headlines," the following story: Deep-Fried Mars Bars A Favorite In Scotland.
Like the Loch Ness monster, the deep-fried Mars bar has often been regarded as a Scottish myth. But a study published Friday in a medical journal confirms that Scots consume thousands of the battered bars each week, and that more than a fifth of fish and chip shops - which specialize in deep-fried food - sell the strange sugary delicacy.

Read the whole story here.

(via KIRO TV)

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