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I've been reading through a bunch of Story Teller magazines I bought off ebay. I've been wallowing in nostalgia over some of the stories and poems that I loved as a kid, and am now throwing them onto my livejournal to share the joy...

Recipe

If I tell you this tale you might wince,
It concerns an odd mixture for mince,
Made from dog's teeth and tails
By a witch from North Wales
In a pot with a pattern of chintz.
You take pigs ears and lemons and cheese.
And the wings and the stings from queen bees,
Some frogs live and frisky,
A cupful of whisky,
Some slugs and a few black-eyed peas.
Boil it an hour or two,
Season with essence of shrew;
If it turns out too salty,
The frogs must be faulty -
There's nothing at all you can do
(Except throw out the whole beastly brew!)

Is anyone else amused? Or is it just me?

Date: 2006-09-29 10:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adze.livejournal.com
It's not just you.

Date: 2006-09-30 08:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kdrugan.livejournal.com
I was totally addicted to those as a kid!

Date: 2006-09-30 09:07 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] annwfyn.livejournal.com
They are fantastic. I got reminded of them recently and spent ages hunting them down.

Date: 2006-09-30 09:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] castorlion.livejournal.com
*thinking* Do Queen bees HAVE stings?

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