A doctor was addressing a large audience in the local Grange Hall on health and nutrition.

“The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us years ago. Preservatives, chemicals, pesticides, fillers—they all can be found in modern food and cause inflammation and other problems in our guts. But there is one food that causes the most grief and suffering for years after we eat it. Can anyone tell me what it is?”

After several seconds of silence, a 75-year-old man in the front raised his hand and softly said, “Wedding cake.”