for Fandango’s One Word Challenge(FOWC) of 4 November 2020, outcome.
Before I’m even started,
I set the oven hot,
I can’t afford to get this wrong,
I’ve only got one shot.
I’m setting all my eggs up,
Splitting yolks and whites,
I’m zesting a few lemons,
I’ve got to get this right.
I add a little sugar,
That will make it sweet,
I put back in the egg yolks,
And then I start to beat.
I fetch myself a clean pan,
I mix some flour and milk,
I add that to my egg yolks,
A mixture smooth as silk.
I put back on the cooker,
My mixture getting thick,
I have to keep on whisking,
Make sure it doesn’t stick.
I cook my mixture gently,
I cannot let it burn,
I think they must be cooked enough,
I mutter with concern.
I work upon the egg whites,
I whisk them nice and thick.
I gently fold the whites in,
I can’t resist a lick!
I’m ready for the oven,
By now it’s nice and hot,
I’ve really nailed it this time,
As I place inside the pot.
I’m anxiously a-waiting,
Dessert fit for a king,
Impatient for the outcome,
It finally goes “ping”.
I open up the oven,
But would you fancy that?
I’m left to gasp in disbelief,
My soufflé is dead flat!
I hope you all appreciate what a total bastard of a poem this was to write. Having never made a soufflé in my life, I had to look up the recipe first, *then* try and bludgeon it into something which vaguely resembles a silly poem.
Mister Bump 
😂😂I won’t follow your recipe then. A funny poem.
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I used to love a soufflé at the end of the meal. Alas, have not had one for years.
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Bravo – very well done. A sparkling read.
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I felt I had to avoid the steer!
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And did it very well. After such a night and the surprise of “unsettled” when waking after finally tucking it in, delightful. Come to depend on you to run us up one side and down the other.
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You can always depend on me to say something silly 🤣
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Good fun – made me think of all those poor contestants on ‘Bake Off’ when it all goes horribly wrong!
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A programme I am proud to say I have never watched. If I can’t heat it up in the oven in 20 minutes, count me out!
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That’s how I cook too, and then snigger at those doing something I wouldn’t have the faintest clue where to even start with!
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A chef I loved this delicous poem, very nicely done!
That last paragraph nearly made me fall of my chair laughing. beautifully done.
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Most of what I write has food at its core! It’s quite sad, really… I used to love a good souffle but never tried making one.
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Souffle can be a swine to make, or it’ll be easy depending on the recipe. You should definitely try it. You don’t have to bake it in a ramekin.
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That’s,,,er,,, good! Wtf is a ramekin?
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The ramekin is the white oven dish the soufflé is traditionally baked in.
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we have some. They never had any souffles in them, though!
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My big one has had a soufflé, the smaller ones usually have jellies set in them though.
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It’s a fine poem! I only attempted a souffle once. I used to be a “good cooker” as my oldest would say, but now it’s too difficult. I have bananas that need to be made into bread today and I love the great British baking show, but even those bakers have disasters.
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I must admit I cooked about three things well but was never very adventurous. Now, I don’t bother either. Lots of complicated things I tend to dismiss as “faff”.
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That’s a new word for me.
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Oh, ok, I will remember that. But you get it, right? More trouble than it’s worth. It’s slang but not rude. “Faffing About” is a common phrase.
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Ok, I learned something new.🤓
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It’s funny isn’t it how our larguages are 99% the same but we have our quirks.
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Ues, an English friend told me that I don’t speak English, I speak American
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Such a lovely poem. I got a little chuckle at the end too, it all seemed to be going so well XD
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I can’t think what went wrong 🤣
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That made me smile. I was hoping it would come out well. Oh well, these things happen. 🙂
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Ah, well, practise makes perfect!
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