Sauce for the Goose

[James E Probetts]

Sauce for the Goose

There was nothing to read
And the voyage was long
From Avonmouth to Maracaibo
So after the thrash of breakfasts,
Lunches and Dinners
Tea and Tabnabs
The strap-up done
The steward, thirsting beyond bread,
Hungry for words,
Found on the back of a sauce bottle
The following.

H.W.Brand,
Past master in the art of cookery,
Chef to His Majesty
King George the 1Vth,
Was always seeking new recipes
To tickle the royal palate.
Brand, exclaimed his Majesty,
This sauce is AI.
And so it has remained
To the present day.

So the steward spiced the watery world
With his daily office
When all was quiet
In those lulls before the next storm.

John C Ryan

[Doc Vernon]

Hi James,
So that is where that lovely Sauce originated is it! Or is this just a Poem of sorts?
Have always enjoyed my A1 Sauce with the Sunday Breakfasts especially!
Along with the Original Worchestire Sauce,who wants anything more!
Thanks and Cheers
Vernon

[alf corbyn]

vernon. do you mean to tll me you have used brands A1 sauce and have never read the label!!?. i'm ashamed of you. cheers. alf

[Doc Vernon]

Alf,
Yes mate i know! All these years and i still havent read the Labels on both! All i know is they are made in the UK well supposed to be?
Like many other things we Eat and Drink mate who really looks at the Labels (Info that is) haha!
Just open and Pour!
Cheers

[happy daze john in oz]

Alf mate, what he is really saying is he never has his glasses on when he eats. Now I know why he has so much egg on the front of his shirt.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi John,
A funny thing though mate,even though i wear a bib and no glasses,stil get it there! Wonder how!!
Wit for it! haha!
Cheers