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The Liniment Cake from "Anne of Green Gables". Marilla invites the new minister, Mr. Allan, and his wife to tea. Anne, eager to impress, bakes a layer cake.

a Wednesday in summer

The Liniment Cake

Marilla invites the new minister, Mr. Allan, and his wife to tea. Anne, eager to impress, bakes a layer cake. Due to a cold, she mistakes a bottle of anodyne liniment for vanilla flavoring, ruining the cake. Mrs. Allan kindly laughs off the incident, comforting the mortified Anne. This is one of Anne's most memorable and humorous mistakes.