Prison chefs produce cell-block cookbook
Secret recipes for Cell Block Fudge and
Jail Mix revealed
Friday, November 12, 2004 Posted: 10:32 AM EST (1532 GMT)
SPOKANE, Washington (AP) — Talk about your Iron Chefs.
Proving that the steel bars of the Washington State Penitentiary are no barrier
to fine dining, inmates at the Walla Walla prison have just produced “The
Convict Cookbook,” which includes recipes that can actually be made inside a
cell without a stove.
“We wanted to beat Martha Stewart to the punch” is the explanation one inmate gave for the book,
said prison spokeswoman Lori Scammahorn.
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