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The following is a piece of writing submitted by MissAnnie on January 3, 2011
"This is mostly a true story. I have had similar experiences in the past, such that Santa got tired of flat muffins and gave me a can of baking powder. "
Disappointment
The Great Baking Disappointment1/2/11
I knew I shouldn’t have done it. I just thought I remembered how. Oh what a mistake! It was a miserable mess!
I was making muffins. I was sure they would come out fine, even though I lost my recipe. I remembered everything, I thought.
Flour
Sugar
Salt
Eggs
Milk
Oil
Blueberries
It was for my little brother’s birthday. I was pressed for time, and I scooped them into the pan. Then I put them in the oven and set the timer for twenty minutes. Then I went to wrap his present.
Ding! Ding! The timer went off. I hurried to the kitchen to check the muffins. Oh no! They weren’t burned, oh no, far from it. They were flat! Flat as pancake! I forgot the baking powder!
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