Judging by the content of Guineapig's post, I'd say the recipe was broken, and fixed, if ItemID is a consideration. Dont know if to fix something they had to completely remove it and re add it, or if ItemIDs are generated by the SQLserver, if it came in a patch with several other things being fixed, another item may have been assigned its old ID if it hit the database first.
Adding Bug Bites to the above list. Listed in: Sorin's Treats on the Go.
Also found Pickled Snake in Mixxy's Delicacies Vol 1. You can read it here:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=20025
These books were in the game from day 1.