Ep 14. Lucy Changes Her Mind

In I Love Lucy season 2 episode 14, titled "Lucy Changes Her Mind," Lucy and Ethel decide to start their own business selling salad dressing called "Aunt Martha's Old Fashioned Salad Dressing." After some failed attempts at making the dressing themselves, the ladies decide to buy a recipe from a woman named Martha. However, they soon realize that the recipe they purchased is not what they expected and it tastes terrible.

Lucy convinces Ricky to let her use his restaurant's kitchen to make a new batch of salad dressing, but she accidentally mixes up the ingredients and creates a highly explosive concoction. The kitchen becomes a disaster zone as the dressing explodes all over the place, causing chaos for both Lucy and Ricky.

Later, the ladies receive some unexpected customers, including a prospective buyer and a food critic. They try to hide the fact that they don't actually have any salad dressing to sell, but their secret is soon exposed when the critic tastes their terrible "Aunt Martha's" dressing. In the end, Lucy and Ethel decide to give up on their business idea and focus on being housewives.

This episode showcases Lucy and Ethel's entrepreneurial spirit, but also highlights their comedic mishaps and harebrained schemes. It also explores the theme of women's roles in the home and society during the 1950s, as Lucy and Ethel struggle to balance their desire for independence and success with the societal expectations of domesticity. Overall, "Lucy Changes Her Mind" is a hilarious and entertaining episode that showcases the talents of Lucille Ball and the rest of the I Love Lucy cast.