Week in Review, Oct. 11

A patron at a Greenville restaurant suggested that serving a free prime rib sandwich, called the Skinny Dip, to skinnydippers plunging into Moosehead Lake was inappropriate (1), but the restaurateur, known for his humor and his mooseballs, vowed to keep the sandwich on the menu (2). "First the big seller was mild, then medium, and now hot, and that really correlates with the population boom," said a hot sauce expert (3).

Lubeckers raised pigs (4), Broccoli Fettuccine Alfredo Made with White Chicken was recalled (5) and ConAgra recalled chicken pot pies (6). Cranberry crops suffered from drought (7) and construction workers in Florida found a baby inside a Big John's Pickled Sausage jar (8).

“Today is a disastrous day," read a fortune cookie. "If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em”(9). A New York Hooters waitress, called "grass-fed," served men who treated her like meat (10). In the meat case at Fresh Approach, a Twinkie expert found fresh haddock for just $7.99 a pound (11).

A woman announced her love for clients who love sushi (12). A very old Rolfe tree bore apples despite its age (13) and an apple sleuth made wanted posters for Haynes Sweet Apple (14). A gastrovac sucked moisture out of food (15) and Seattle composted its food scraps (16).