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'Hash cake' accidentally served at German funeral
Mourners at a funeral in northern Germany were accidentally served "hash cake," local police say.
Thirteen funeral-goers at a restaurant in Wiethagen experienced nausea and dizziness after eating the cake.
A police investigation found a restaurant employee's daughter had been asked to bake the cake.
But the 18-year-old had also baked a "hash cake" for a separate occasion, and the mother took the wrong dessert to work.
Going for coffee and cake after a burial is German tradition.
Police in the nearby city of Rostock say the employee's daughter is under investigation.
for the mourners, according to the Associated Press.
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