The time has come to eat the poor.
Remove the tasteless skin; it tends
To tear if tugged too tight. Now score
The tendons. Pluck the odds and ends
(If keen to learn, the kids can slice
The teeth, the nails and gristly bits),
Then steep the meat in decent spice.
Preheat the stove to gas mark six
And – just before it goes inside –
Detach the fattened spleen, and share.
Now wash your hands, and then derive
Some honest pleasure from the care
That comes with keeping spending lean
While serving wholesome home cuisine.
Remove the tasteless skin; it tends
To tear if tugged too tight. Now score
The tendons. Pluck the odds and ends
(If keen to learn, the kids can slice
The teeth, the nails and gristly bits),
Then steep the meat in decent spice.
Preheat the stove to gas mark six
And – just before it goes inside –
Detach the fattened spleen, and share.
Now wash your hands, and then derive
Some honest pleasure from the care
That comes with keeping spending lean
While serving wholesome home cuisine.