I used to believe wasps made jam, like bees make honey. This was partly due to a book called "the giant jam sandwich" in which a town is plagued by wasps and traps them in the sandwich.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to think that bees and wasps only stung people on the ears.Anon
- My daughter believed that as bees made honey, ants must make marmite.— Linda
- When I was younger I asked my parents:
"If bees make honey, do flys make marmalade?"— Mike
My friend used to believe that bees made honey and jam.
— julia- I used to believe that honey was made from bees' pee when they drank too much water.Anon
- I used to think mayo was sandwich glue and u had to have it to keep it togetherAnon