Mmm... mold pie.

[hummingwolf]

Via the WJLA weather blog:

"This year's Montgomery County Agricultural Fair had oversize cows, playful pygmy goats and adorable piglets running races. But there was another life-form lurking in the wings. After days of sitting around in hot and humid weather, the baked-goods exhibition had become completely overrun by mold. Here are some of the formerly delicious pies and cakes, now more of a prize to curious microbiologists."

The photos are exactly as appetizing as you'd expect them to be.

Comments

[nellorat.livejournal.com]

Wow.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I do wonder why nobody did anything to protect the baked goods from the less appetizing life forms. Surely the people involved were not surprised that Maryland's weather tends to be hot & humid in August?

[bluegreen17]

warm and fuzzy but not in a nice way.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Ha!

[mmsword.livejournal.com]

So I guess pies are enchantments?

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Was there ever any doubt?

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Presumably they were judged BEFORE the mould took hold!!

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Either that, or the judges were looking for a new source of penicillin!

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Perhaps that's how blue cheese was invented!!

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I've always liked blue cheese, but I don't think I'd like one of those pies!