We have decided on a Jane Austen-based rating scale for deliciousness:
Misery of the Acutest Kind: Absolutely inedible. We couldn’t even finish a bite.
Odious: We hated it.
Disagreeable: We did not like it.
- Abby’s Simple Summer Meal (Summer Sisters by Judy Blume)
- Anne’s Buttercup Cake (Anne series by L.M. Montgomery)
Tolerable: It was okay.
- Jo’s Boiled Asparagus & Potatoes (Little Women by Louisa May Alcott)
- Jo’s Lobster Salad (Little Women by Louisa May Alcott)
- Meg’s Blancmange (Little Women by Louisa May Alcott)
- Anne’s Jelly Tarts (Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery)
- Marilla’s Blue Plum Preserve of Avonlea (Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery)
- Mary’s Cherry Dumplings (The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner)
Handsome Enough to Tempt Me: We liked it.
- Hannah’s Bread (Little Women by Louisa May Alcott)
- Jo’s Blanc-mange & Strawberries with Cream (Little Women by Louisa May Alcott)
- Trisha’s Melt-in-Your-Mouth Muffins (Summer Sisters by Judy Blume)
- BFG’s Frobscottle (The BFG by Roald Dahl)
- Billy’s Masterpiece of Empty Calories (Scruples Two by Judith Krantz)
- Ah Ching’s Chocolate Chiffon Cake (Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan)
- The Nearest Kopi Tiam’s Char Be Hoon (Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan)
- Sansa’s Lemon Cakes (A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin)
- Anne’s Drop Cookies (Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery)
- Anne’s Lady Fingers (Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery)
- Marilla’s Matchless Plum Puffs (Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery)
Ardent Admiration: We loved it.
- Rocky’s Sandwich Picnic (Sandwich by Catherine Newman)
- The Poet’s Occasional Pie (Begin Again by Grace Paley)
- Caitlin & Vix’s Spaghetti with Green Stuff (Summer Sisters by Judy Blume)
- Bruce Bogtrotter’s Chocolate Cake (Matilda by Roald Dahl)
- “Langoustine” & Calamansi Lime Gelée Terrine (Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan)
- Nick & Rachel’s Scones with Tea (Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan)
- Anne’s Unpoetical Sandwiches (Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery)
- Marilla’s Famous Yellow Plum Preserves (Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery)
- Miss Ellen Pringle’s Pound Cake (Anne Series by L.M. Montgomery)
You Pierce My Soul: True love. It was magical. A once-in-a-lifetime experience.