I used to think that Cherry Jello salad was called Cherry Botulism because my mom once told me not to put the bowl in the fridge with the spoon or that's what would happen. I was in High School before anyone corrected me and I called it that ALL THE TIME.
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- Croutons are called "Salad cookies"Anon
- I used to believe that if you swallowed cherry pits, you would have a tree growing in your stomach.— porkchop
- When I was a kid, I believed that bible school was "beauty school", and called it that all the time.— Dana
- I believed that the breed of dog called Boxer was called that because they could stand up and box.Anon
- My mom used to think "preschool" was called "pretty school" until a few years later.— Molly
- I thought pretending I was sick to stay home from school was called cookie not hookie.— Jen