Chem 2202A

Mona's Memorable Potluck

Culinary Disaster:
From limiting to excess

It was a day of mixed feelings at Holy Heart of Mary High School. The beloved chemistry teacher, Mona Hepditch, was retiring. To celebrate her legacy and infinite wisdom, the students decided to throw a surprise retirement potluck party in her honor.

Shaamir, the class president, thought sandwiches would be an easy option. He brought enough bread to make fifty sandwiches but only enough tuna salad for ten. Now there were forty sandwiches with just a hint of filling, earning them the name 'Air Sandwiches' for the evening.

Sandwich Shortage

Multiple Choice

Why did Shaamir's sandwiches feel so light?

• They were on a diet

• The tuna went swimming away

• Bread Uprising

• Limiting Tuna - Reactant

Divya and Maryam teamed up, believing pasta salad would be a hit. Divya was in charge of the pasta and Maryam the dressing. Divya cooked up enough pasta to feed an army, but Maryam only brought a small bottle of Italian dressing. The result? A mountain of bland, sticky pasta with a few spots glistening from the minuscule amount of dressing.

Pasta Plight

Multiple Choice

Why did Divya & Maryam's pasta taste like...well, plain pasta?

• The dressing was too shy

• Limiting Dressing - Reactant

• Aliens stole the dressing

• They though it was a new diet trend

Andrew took the initiative to make homemade pizzas. He meticulously prepared enough dough for ten large pizzas but forgot to buy enough cheese and toppings. Each pizza slice had a lonely piece of pepperoni and a sprinkle of cheese. Students joked they were on a 'diet pizza plan'.

Pizza Predicament

Multiple Choice

Andrew's pizza had tons of dough but where were the toppings?

• They were playing hide & seek

• Limiting Topping - Reactant

• It's a minimalist pizza

• Toppings took a day off

Charlie, known for her culinary skills, decided on a tomato soup. She had a vat of soup ready but realized at the last minute she'd forgotten the salt. Desperate, she reached for the salt shaker only to accidentally grab the sugar. The soup turned into a weird tomato dessert that no one could quite describe.

Soup Scarcity

Multiple Choice

Why did Charlie's tomato soup taste like dessert?

• New recipe from Mars

• She's a dessertarian

• Sugar revolt

• Excess Sugar - Reactant

Khaleel, wanting to keep things simple, opted for cookies. He had batches and batches of dough ready but only a handful of chocolate chips. The outcome? Gigantic cookies with one or two chips in them. They looked more like the desert than a dessert.

Cookie Conundrum

Multiple Choice

Why did Khaleel's cookies have a chip crisis?

• It's a chipspiracy

• The chips went on a vacation

• Limiting Chip - Reactant

• They're playing hide & chip