Aaron	RC Cola
Abby/Abbey	Rabbit stew with dumplings
Adrian	Salt water
Aidan	Potato peelings and vinegar
Al	No taste
Alaina	Onion soup
Albert	Aspirin
Alex	Orange juice and cranberry sauce
Alexis	Orange juice and floor wax    (As Betty pondered the taste, she looked surprised and said,  "THAT's an unusual one".)
Alfred	Aspirin and wet cloth
Alice	Orange juice and cranberry juice
Allen	Orange and cranberry juice
Allena	Cranberry sauce
Allison	Jellied cranberry sauce
Ally	Cranberry sauce
Alton	Salt water
Amanda	Candy cane
Amnon	(no taste)
Amy	Potted meat and mayonnaise
Andrew	Coke
Angela	Angel food cake
Angie	Angel food cake
Anita	Potato peelings
Ann	Coins in mouth
Annya	Ann tastes like metal.  No taste for Annya.
April	Purple violets  (She tasted them as a little girl)
Art	Eraser
Arthur	Vicks VapoRub
Asher	Ashes
Ashleigh / Ashley	Ashes
Audrey	Salt water
Barbara	Cherry cobbler
Bates	Bacon and dates
Ben	Tea
Bernice	Coke
Beryl (pronounced "Bear ill")	No taste together, but separately "bear" tastes like cherry cobbler, and "ill" tastes like cornbread and milk.
Betty	Hot dog
Beverly	Chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream
Blanton	Roast beef and gravy
Bo	No taste
Bob	Strawberries
Bonnie	Biscuit dough
Brad	Boiled shrimp
Brantley	Candy cane and canned peaches
Brenda	Hot cinnamon roll
Brendan	Ginger bread and hard candy
Brenlen	Cinnamon roll and canned peaches
Brian	Custard pie
Bruce	RC cola
Bubba	(no taste)
Bunny	Biscuit dough
Caitlin	Chocolate cake
Cal	Sour milk
Calvin	Milk toast with butter
Carl	Oil
Carlene	Motor oil
Carmelo	Rolo candy bars
Carol	Cooked carrots
Cassandra	Salt water
Cassidy	Vicks Vaporub
Cathy	Vicks
Cecile	Pretzel
Charles	Chili with no beans
Charlotte	Chocolate covered cherries
Cheryl	Chocolate covered cherry
Christelle	Rice Crispies and glass
Christi	Rice crispies
Cindy	Chocolate covered cherries
Claire	Onion soup with bits of celery
Clifford	Paper clips
Clint	Modeling clay
Cody	(no taste)
Colton	Coal oil and salt water
Connie	Pecan pie
Connor	Pecan pie
Cooper	Potato soup
Cora	Green beans and vinegar
Cosmo	Kool Aid out of the box (not mixed yet)
Craig	Grape juice
Crys / Kris / Chris	Rice Crispies
Crystal	Smooth piece of crystal
Dan	Cranberry sauce
Dante	First part tastes like coconut, but can't place the second part.
Darlene	(no taste)
Darren	No taste at first, then a taste but can't recognize the taste.
Dave	Raw bacon
David	Raw bacon
Davis	Raw bacon
Dawson	Meatloaf
Dean	Kidney bean
Deb	Dumpling
Deborah	Dumpling
Dee	(no taste)
Deeanna	Green beans
Democrats	No taste. (Answer to question by interviewer "Democrats have no taste" was cut from HBO show she was on in 1979, but TV crew had a good laugh.).
Dena	Red kidney bean
Derrick	(no taste)
Desni	Strawberry Kool Aid
Devery	Orange sponge cake
Devin	Turkey dressing
Diana/Dianna	The last part tastes metallic.  The first part has a taste but she can't figure out what it is.  She says "Whatever it is, I haven't eaten it yet".
Diane	(no taste)
Dolores	Meat loaf
Don	Coconut
Donald	Coconut
Donna	Coconut
Donny	Shredded coconut
Dorothy	Meat loaf
Dotaz	(no taste)
Doug	Leather
Durham	(no taste)
Dylan	Oily salt water
Edith	Potato peeling
Edward	Aspirin
Edwin	7-up
Elaine	French onion soup
Elena	French onion soup mixed with vaseline
Elijah	Corn meal mush
Elisa	Orange juice with pulp
Elizabeth	Strawberry Kool Aid granules out of the package
Ellen	Marshmallow
Ellis	Cranberry sauce with no berries
Elmer	Mashed potatoes with butter
Ema	Grilled cheese sandwich
Emily	Grilled cheese sandwich
Endora	Meatloaf
Eric	Green beans
Evelyn	Chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream
Felicia	Raspberry cake roll-up
Floyd	Chewing on cloth
Fran	Pancakes and syrup
Frances / Francis	French toast with butter and syrup
Frank	Sugar cookie with red icing
Fred	Cotton twine
Gary	Grape nuts
Gaylynne	Chocolate cake and peaches
George	Orange juice
Gigi	Fig Newton
Ginette (pronounced gee net)	Peanut butter and honey
Ginny / Gini	Grilled cheese sandwich
Glen	Peaches
Glenda	French onion soup
Glenrose	Peaches and rose petals and hot rolls
Gloria	Floor wax
Gracie	Green grapes, peeled
Graham	Graham cracker
Grant	Grape juice
Gwen	Lemonade
Hanna / Hannah	Banana pudding
Hayley	Salt water
Heather	Sheep showers   ( see "Jill")
Helen	Marshmallows
Hendricks (given name)	Cooked cabbage with butter
Hillary	Celery
Holly	Cranberry sauce
Irene	Green beans
Hubert	Orange sherbet
Isaiah	Mush
Ivy	Green leaf
Jack	Carmel corn
Jaclyn	Caramel corn
Jacob	Salted nuts
Jalayne	(no taste)
Jamal	Vanilla pudding
James	Coins in mouth
Jan	Cranberry sauce
Janet	Banana pudding
Janice	Banana
Jay	Navy Beans
Jeanne / Gene	Metallic
Jedidiah	7-up and dry cloth
Jeff	Grilled cheese sandwich
Jennifer	Vinegar
Jerel	Chocolate and cherries
Jeremy	Cherries
Jerrie / Jerry	Chocolate covered cherries
Jeryl	Chocolate cake with cherry icing
Jesse	Grilled cheese sandwich
Jill	Sheep showers  ( a small plant with yellow flowers) http://picturetopeka.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-i-show-you-some-flowers.html
Jim	Sand
Jo/Joe	Raisons
Joan	Tea
Joann	Orange juice
Joel	Raisons
Johanne	Waffle
John / Jon	Waffle syrup
Johnathan	Waffle with butter and syrup
Jonah	Tea
Joseph	Raisons
Josephine	Raisins and Vicks Vaporub
Joy	Orange juice
Joyce	Orange juice
Judy	Orange juice
Jules	Fresh squeezed orange juice
June	Raison
Justin	Green beans
Karen	Cooked carrots
Karina	Green beans and a little bit of vinegar
Katarina	Icicle
Kate	Chocolate cake rolled up with vanilla ice cream
Katherine	Vicks Vapor-Rub
Katie	Chocolate cake
Kay	Chocolate cake rolled up with vanilla ice cream
Kaylea	Canned peaches
Keith	Metallic taste
Kellen	No taste at beginning of word but ends with a slight marshmallow taste
Kelly	Cranberry sauce
Kendra	Candy apple and salt (Betty first said "This is a weird combination.")
Kerrie	Grape nuts - lettuce and vinegar (She looked puzzled as she tasted this name)
Kesi (Kes see)	Chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream
Kevin	Dressing
Kiana	Angel food cake
Kiel   (pronounced Kyle)	Pie crust
Kim	Tea
Kirby	Shredded coconut
Kirsten	(no taste)
Kristin	Rice Krispy treats
Kyle	Pie crust
Kylie	Cooked pie crust
Lacy	Chewing on cloth
LaGrand	No taste
Lance	Potted ham
Lannie	Vanilla pudding
Larry	Lettuce and vinegar
Laura	Lettuce and vinegar
Lauren	Lettuce and vinegar
Lee	Canned peaches
Lise (pronounced Lees)	Peaches
Les	Lettuce and vinegar
Lexie	Floor polish
Lillian	Flower petal
Linda	French onion soup
Lindsay	Lemon pie filling
Lisa	(no taste)
Lita	Potato peeling
Liz	Strawberry jello granules (out of the box)
Lokie	Coconut
Lowell	(no taste)
Louis	Noodle soup
Lynette	Peanut butter and honey
Lynn	Peaches
Madeline	Aspirin
Maggie	Wet newspaper
Makayla	Chocolate cake
Marcella	Marshmallow
Margaret	Bacon rinds
Marie	Green onions and vinegar
Marilyn	Cooked carrots
Marion	Lemon pudding
Marisa	Sheepshowers
Maritza	Potato peelings
Mark	(no taste)
Marlene	Raw eggs
Marvin	Gunk in sink trap  (And that's why Betty calls her husband "Woody" instead)
Martin	Don't know.  Has several tastes and one has a 7up taste.
Mary	Lemon pie filling
Maurice	Three bean salad
Maryanne	Lemon pudding and metallic
Mathan	Lemon pie filling
Matthew	Wet newspaper
Maxine	Floor wax
Megan	Fig Newton
Milan  (mi-lahn)	Vanilla milk shake
Melissa	Onion soup
Melvin	Milk toast with butter
Mervin	Gunk in sink trap (same as Marvin)
Michael	Banana popsicle
Michelle	Sheepshowers
Mike	Banana popsicle
Miranda	Peppermint candy cane
Missy	Onion soup
Mister	(no taste)
Misty	Daiquiri
Molly	Macaroni and tomatoes (cooked)
Muriel	Floor wax, and somehing else but can't recognize the taste so far
Mykel (pronounced like Michael)	Banana popsicle
Nancy	Snicker doodle
Nathan	Potato peelings mixed with (something?)
Neysa	(no taste)
Nick	Latex with milk on it
Noelia  (Noel-ee-uh)	Green beans
Norma	Macaroni and tomatoes
Norman	Macaroni and tomatoes
Orval	Egg nog
Otto	(no taste)
Padin	Old time school adhesive paste used by school children in the 1940s.
Pam	Vanilla pudding
Pat	Biscuit dough
Pattie / Patty	Biscuit dough
Paul	Vanilla malt ("Paul" is the word that taught her that other people don't taste names like she does.  At a pajama party she said "Don't you just love how the word Paul tastes like?  Tastes like a vanilla malt." "What?!!  You taste NAMES?!!!"   "Uh - no.  Just kidding."
Paula	Vanilla malt
Penny	Metallic
Peter	Bread soaked in water
Phil	Cream cheese
Phillip	Chicken and dumplings
Phyllis	Cream cheese
Pierre	Apple pie
Rachel	Spinach
Randy	Candy cane
Raymond	"Ray" tastes like an eraser, and "mond" has a different taste but can't determine at present what it is.  (Added later):  "mond" tastes like fizz ... such as a seltzer fizz.
Reed	Green beans
Ren'ee (and Renee)	Eraser
Republican	Cherry cobbler (hot)
Richard	Cinnamon roll
Richie	Cinnamon roll
Rita	Potato peeling
Robert	Mashed strawberries and cherries
Robin	Mashed strawberries and cherries
Rod	Cooked cherries
Rodney (See repeat query)->	Cooked cherries (Months Later - with a repeat query:) Strawberries and cherries mashed up.
Roger	Smashed up strawberries and cherries
Ron	Coconut
Ronald	Coconut
Rose	Rose petal and hot rolls
Rowan (Row-un)	Hot yeast roll
Rudy	Juicy fruit gum
Ruth	Baby Ruth candy bar
Ryan	French onion soup
Sadie	Potato salad
Sally	Potato salad with mustard
Sandra	Salt water
Sandrei	Salt water
Sarah	Sorghum molasses
Sarge	Peanut butter
Scott	Kraft vanilla caramels
Shalyn	"Sha" has no taste, and "lyn" tastes like peaches
Sharon	Chocolate covered cherries
Shaun	Orange chiffon cake
Shelly	Sheep showers
Sherri	Canned cherries   (Sherri name added about 8 years later than Sherrye)
Sherrye	Chocolate covered cherries
Shirley	Hershey bar
Skip	Kraft vanilla caramel
Sopharia	(no taste)
Spencer	Spinach
Steve	Macaroni and tomatoes
Steven	Macaroni and tomatoes
Street	Can't figure out taste.  Strong peach taste with many other tastes thrown in.
Stuart	Paint
Susan	Honey
Suzy	Honey
Sven	(no taste)
Sylvia	Floor wax
Talan	Vanilla pudding, but with kind of a caramel sauce mixed in with it.
Tamara	Vanilla pudding
Taylor	Boiled shrimp
Tessi	Tootsie roll
Thaxton	Cracker jacks
Theda	Potato peelings
Thelda	Milk toast
Thelma	Rubbing alcohol
Theodor / Theodore	Meatloaf
Theresa	Orange juice
Thomas	Peanut
Throckmorton	Morton's potted ham
Timothy	Hot tea
Todd	Cooked mushrooms
Tom	Peanut
Toni / Tony	Macaroni with tomatoes
Torie	French toast
Tracy	Eraser
Tram	(no taste)
Twila	Rubbing alcohol
Verda	(no taste)
Vicki	Vicks Vapor Rub
Viola	Flower petal
Virgene	Ginger bread
Vivian	Potted ham
Walburga	Waffle with nuts in it followed by hamburger meat
Walter	Waffle, syrup, butter
Wanda	7-up
Wayne	(no taste)
Whit	Cotton cloth
Whitney	Cotton cloth
William	Cornbread and milk
Windy	(no taste)
Wolfgang	(no taste)
Woody	Wood
Yolanda	Sponge cake and 7-up
Yvonne	Pecan pie
Zack	Cracker jacks
Zee	Rubbing alcohol
Zelma	Navy beans

     The taste of names to Betty did not change over a lifetime.   Former grade school students of Betty's, now adults, tried to trip her with blind requests, with Betty not aware of who was requesting to know what their name tasted like.  They were amazed that 25 or so years later, the taste of their names remained exactly the same.

         Here's an article from 1982 about Betty's appearance on HBO and the National Enquirer.  http://newsok.com/article/2004693

          To see Betty from August 2006, see betty on channel 5.mp4

 Updated Jan 1, 2023

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