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Spaghetti Trees?

On April 1, 1957 the BBC broadcast a documentary about spaghetti trees (see below). It described that year’s excellent crop for ‘spaghetti farmers’ in Switzerland.

‘It’s the mild winter,’ a professor explained.

The audience watched film of a Swiss family pulling pasta off
spaghetti trees. As they placed it into baskets, a voice-over said:
‘There’s nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti.’



Can I grow spaghetti?

The Swiss Spaghetti spoof documentary created enormous interest. Hundreds of people phoned the BBC. 'How can I grow spaghetti ?' they asked.

An official BBC replied: “Place some cooked spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce. Leave the tin on your window the 1st of April”.



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