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Za the great


Every year the author's iguana, Za, got a "cake" to celebrate his birthday. The cake is made from vegetables ground up in a food processor; the "icing" lettering is pureed cooked potatoes with food coloring. The candle is a carrot with a yellow crookneck squash "flame."

Photo by: James W. Hatfield III