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by Carmella on May 1st, 2007

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Is it true that if you play 'Maybe I'm Amazed' backwards you'll hear a recipe for a really ripping lentil soup?

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  • by iwnit on July 3rd, 2007

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    1) Only in the Simpsons's version of the song!
    "The song was also notably featured in an episode of the The Simpsons entitled "Lisa the Vegetarian", in which Paul and Linda McCartney were both guest stars. In the episode, Paul helps Lisa become a vegetarian and tells her that playing "Maybe I'm Amazed" backwards will reveal a secret recipe for lentil soup. The song then plays over the closing credits of that episode, and by listening carefully, listeners can hear the backwards message. The backmasking on the track was accomplished by the staff of the show for this particular episode and does not appear in the original song.
    An extra feature on The Simpsons Seventh Season DVD set contains McCartney's original reading and a transcript of the recipe. He concludes with the words "There you have it Simpsons lovers, oh and by the way, I'm alive.", a reference to the hoax about his death during The Beatles era.
    The lentil soup recipe is:
    one medium onion, chopped
    two tablespoons of vegetable oil
    one clove of garlic, crushed
    one cup of carrots, chopped
    two sticks of celery, chopped
    half a cup of lentils
    one bay leaf
    one tablespoon of freshly-chopped parsley
    salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste
    two and a quarter cups of vegetable stock or water"
    Source:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maybe_I%27m_Amazed

    2) For further research, some people could also be interested in a *Lebkuchen* recipe:
    http://xmas.autopilotlive.com/cookie-press/christmas-cookie-recipe.php?Recipe=112
    (to understand this, please have a look at the short discussion on Stableboy's answer)

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    • Great answer, thanks! You actually answered the question in hand :-) I particularly like the 2nd recipe page!

      Carmella

      by Carmella on July 3rd, 2007

    • Carmella: you are very welcome!

      iwnit

      by iwnit on July 3rd, 2007

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