What! No Yorkshire!!

Goldfinch60

So many times I have prepared it,

That typical British Sunday lunch.

Roast beef, roast potatoes,

Cabbage and Carrots

With the wondrous Yorkshire Pudding,

All covered in a rich beef and onion sauce.

It was nearly ready,

The beef cooked to perfection

On top of the onions,

Just a trace of red oozing from it,

Left to rest while the veg was cooked.

The oven on full to cook the Yorkshire.

It was time to put it all on the plate,

The veg again cooked perfectly,

The roast potatoes

Crisp outside a soft inside,

The meat gently sliced with respect

And a sharp carving knife,

The gravy prepared from the meat juices

And the onions,

Thickened and flavoured

Was ready.

All was ready

Awaiting the crowning glory,

I opened the oven door

To remove the Yorkshire,

And there it sat

Sagging in the bottom of the dish!

Ruined!!

First time ever!

Why did it not rise?

Then it struck me

I had used the wrong flour,

So it couldn’t rise!

There I was with the Sunday lunch before me,

The meat, the potatoes and veg all perfect,

Covered with the beautiful gravy,

But tears were streaming down my eyes,

As this idiot had failed,

Failed to cook his signature dish,

The Yorkshire Pudding.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 28th, 2017 03:08
  • Comment from author about the poem: One of the traditional UK Sunday Dinners is Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding. I have cooked this many, many times and the Yorkshire Pudding has been like a work of art but this last Sunday I mad a complete hash of the Yorkshire Pud, I used the wrong flour and instead of rising it just stayed flat in the bottom of the roasting dish. No sympathy is asked for, I made a complete hash of it. But as I have often said our mistakes increase our experience - IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN!
  • Category: Sad
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  • Accidental Poet

    Cry not dear friend. Even the best occasionally make mistakes. And a mistake is only that, a mistake. Your reputation is untarnished Andy.

    • Goldfinch60

      Thank you AP, I will try and get over it.

    • Christina8

      Oh we all make mistakes. It's just that this one, complete with picture has made me very hungry!! Looks fantastic! Good poem!

      • Goldfinch60

        Thanks Christina, it is a great meal.

      • orchidee

        Oh dear lol. Good write Gold.

        • Goldfinch60

          Oh dear indeed, all will be well next time.

        • Louis Gibbs

          Horrible mistake! I see no reason to go on living. But wait ... you learned something. Perhaps that was the point of this doomed exercise.
          A reflection of life portrayed in this fine offering, Goldie. Well done, sir.

          • Goldfinch60

            Thank you Louis, we must all learn from our mistakes as we have done through all our lives.

          • Michael Edwards

            Oh how we berate ourselves when we err - so easy so to do - but the rest of the meal I am sure was perfection. I can spot 2 veg, pots and gravy making a total of 5 with the pud - one failure in 5 aint that bad in my book - and the meat was slightly rare - what more can you ask for? By the way Morrisons creamed horse radish sauce is the best imho with little bits that explode in the mouth - great stuff, great write .

            • Goldfinch60

              Thank you Michael, I have made my own horseradish sauce in the past, but I tend to get Colmans Horse radish, I might give Morrison’s a go though.

            • FredPeyer

              Goldie, I feel for you! I am cooking most of the meals at home here and once in a while I am in the same position as you were. Everything is fine EXCEPT for that one dish that just did not come out right. You know what? Enjoy what worked and disregard what didn't. Who cares, there are a lot of meals to follow!

              • Goldfinch60

                Thanks Fred and so true, we had some friends round last night and what I cooked for them was a complete success and one teaches cookery and she was very impressed with what I had created.

                • FredPeyer

                  There you go! You are one heck of a cook! If I ever get to England, you will have to invite me to a meal. Will bring some Hawaiian chocolate covered macadamia nuts!

                  • Goldfinch60

                    I look forward to that meal Fred.



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