Or—and I’m just speculatin’ here—you could be honest (to a degree) and tell Lena that the cookies weren’t as good as in years past, then ask her about the recipe with hopes of fixing it. Admittedly that wouldn’t be all that funny, but neither is the stale old “Lena’s a lousy cook and doesn’t know it” routine year in and year out.
Or—and I’m just speculatin’ here—you could be honest (to a degree) and tell Lena that the cookies weren’t as good as in years past, then ask her about the recipe with hopes of fixing it. Admittedly that wouldn’t be all that funny, but neither is the stale old “Lena’s a lousy cook and doesn’t know it” routine year in and year out.
On the other hand, here’s Crankshaft!