The local elementary school has always made clay cheeseburgers in art class. The students mold the clay in something they recognize, glaze the art, and fire it before taking it home.
This year however the school district healthy eating czar told the students they could not make "cheeseburgers".
She later acquiesced if they just called them "vegeburgers".
Its a clay piece of art molded by a child....sigh.
Back around '57 or '58, we made ash trays out of fired clay. I still have the one I gave dear old Mom & Dad! Could you imagine the apoplexy if some student did that today? The poor kid would probably be suspended or expelled.