The InkwellSalford, 21st June 2020
flown in over field and dale
landed among the town’s bracken and bush
entangled in some weird hug with the original bush
where expert eyes, pick up the most sumptuous berries
inspected, and sent off to the kitchen – spending time
next to the sugar and pectin – for creating a tasty jam
A tale of Growing up, by inky.
The fruit fell lightly from the branch
to underneath the tree
my little nephew picked them up
and asked a question of me
“Uncle, i know pears are ready to eat
when they’ve fallen from the tree
but why do we call them pairs ?
when there’s clearly three ?”
#Baking #food #pie #apple #pudding #writeclub
Salford, 10th June 2020
The preparation seemed endless
the pie dish lined with the finest pastry
rolled out , sugared and buttered
now sat there waiting for the filling
The Smell of Bubbling Bramley apples
merging together with sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon
attracts the local feathered residents
looking longingly past the window glass
dropped into a sweetened parcel
and sealed with a spiced sugared lid
finally toasted together in the oven
served up after the fish and chips
and the perfect accompaniment for it
is spluttering away on a hob
as the smell of fresh vanilla custard
meets with warm apple pie – just the job!
Salford 26th May 2020
#SoCs #Cheese
There are some things that just make you smile
The gift from the belle of the herd that just keeps giving
Various flavours and various kinds
Goes well with Ham, Tomato, and even mandarin oranges
More often than not found with Bread, an Apple and some chutney – Or
Melting away under a toasting grill
Salford, 17th May 2020
The latest challenge to members of the write club
Write a poem on a kitchen utensil……i did mine on a fish slice
Oh noble utensil
Rescuer of the friday night supper
As the chips cook under the lights under the grill
Note as you look after your charge
Guiding it around so its batter armour doesn’t break
Even your fellow utensils on the range know – this takes patience.
And when its time for the king of the cod to
Meet up with his army of
Brilliantly browned potatoes
Every precaution is taken to
Rest his majesty into the protection of his soldiers
#cyw #Macandcheese
Maybe its the twirly pasta i like so much
Allied with the cheese (and occasional onion) that
covers it all over
Could it be the hidden elements – like
Ham, or could it be the variety of cheese you put in
Everything from Emmantal to good old Cheddar
Each different cheese has a taste of its own, giving
something to the dish –
Even Blue cheese – is tasty to more reserved tastes
#fowc #Dough
Down in a corner of the kitchen
Over by the bread bin and
Under a tea towel
Great things are happening – the bread’s beginning to prove
Hot ovens await, and butter and jam soon after
#CYW #GrannysmithApple
Grown out on a fine fruit tree
really sweet taste
expectations – nice in a pie or strudel
enveloped in a parcel of filo with raisins and sultanas or
newly pressed in a juice or in a cider
Salford 24th April 2020
#Napowrimo #Napowrimo.net #Banana #Fruit
An acrostic on one of my favourite fruits
These wonderful fruits – start off green
as they make their long journey to my fruit bowl
kept in cold storage and delivered by boat
exiting one set of islands for another and
navigating their way to the nearest store
The secret is to make sure, the fruit
ripens at the right time
as although its very sweet to eat – its
not appealing to young eyes if they’ve turned more than yellow
so into the frosty vans they travel
paying attention to the temperature
only when the time is right will they
reappear on the shop front
to be bought by the customer
excitable little minds asking
dad or mum to put them in the shopping basket
ending up tween two slices of wholemeal or
accompanied by some nice vanilla ice cream
there’s many ways a banana can be enjoyed
even cooked in a pan and served up with a
nicely made butterscotch sauce
Salford , 23rd April 2020
#fowc #dinner
Dining, in all of its forms
is an art form that’s
not to be missed, now you can enjoy a salad or
notibly, the roast beef, veg and yorkshire pudding but
everyone secretly has a favourite take away –
roaming over there at weekends for a supper of fish and chips
