A publishing company was left with egg on their faces after a popular cookbook contained a racially-themed misprint!  Nearly 7,000 copies of the book Pasta Bible had to be pulled from shelves after publishers Penguin Books Australia noticed an unusual spelling error.  A recipe for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto asked for cooks to add fresh ground black PEOPLE, rather than calling for fresh ground black PEPPER.

The reprint will cost Penguin upwards of $18,000 in US cash.  That’s not counting the copies of the book that may yet be sent back from stores.  The company says that any folks offended by the “silly mistake” will be given a new version of the book, free from any recipes requiring ground-up minorities.

“When it comes to the proofreader, of course they should have picked it up, but proofreading a cook-book is an extremely difficult task.  I find that quite forgivable,” said Penguin Australia head of publishing Bob Sessions.  It is an easy mistake to miss, as most computer proofreading programs would skip right over the error.

No need for anyone to get fired over something so silly.  I mean, I don’t see how people can get offended by something that’s obviously a misprint.  There’s no way any recipe calls for people to use sardines!  Ugh, the thought is just disgusting!

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