Potato Platypus

On Finding that the potatoes (in the first two cases
we'll say vegetables since potatoes weren't introduced
into Europe until the Modern Era) Boiling in a Pot
Have Formed Themselves Into an Hour-
Glass Shape:

The Ancient Family Says:

"It is the god of the pot,
we must spill a little out
to honour him"

and goes back to cooking....

The Medieval Family Says:

"It is the devil, we
must throw salt in
the pot to scare him"

and goes back to cooking...

The Modern Family Says:

"There must be a scientific
explanation for this"

and goes back to cooking...