Similar Hoaxes
In the 1939 Soviet novel The Adventures of Captain Vrungel, a similar gag is present when the crew is arrested by Mussolini's forces. Fux manages to convince the soldiers he can make spaghetti grow, and even demonstrates (though in his case, they grew out of the ground like cereals, instead of on trees). Then he states that the spaghetti will only grow properly if watered with alcohol. The alcohol alloted for the purpose is naturally all drank by the soldiers, causing a drop in security sufficient for the heroes to escape. Once safe, Fux explains he planted oats along with the spaghetti.
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