Eap-Good Cook

My mother was the  very best cook
In the beginning though she was not
And the very first pie she cooked got
In the house hidden out of sight in a pot
By the night thrown through floor pine knot


Inspired by Brian Strands but not an entry.  I just wanted to see if I could write one.



(Mother said the first egg custard she made was all runny and she didn't want my father to 
know that she messed up so she hid it for a while then poured it through the pine knot in the 
floor.  They were very poor living on a farm in a house without double flooring like today 
and no rugs.)
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Devonshire Avatar
January 18, 2010 at 8:22 AM
It takes time to learn how to cook and I really enjoyed this poem, Sara. Reminded me of hearing how my mother mistook soap flakes for potato flakes in the first meal she made for my father. Brian did inspire us with this challenge, didn't he? Nice work! Love, Carolyn
Strand Avatar
January 15, 2010 at 12:33 AM
Like the way you have run with this form Sara.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome comments
Sepulvado Anderson Avatar
January 13, 2010 at 5:01 PM
I think this is so cute. Thanks for reading my material and for such a warm welcome. Have a great day! Scarlett
Sheart Avatar
January 13, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Ah Sara, you should enter this, I found it very touching and heartwarming. Maybe you already entered another one? I love the story of your grandmother and her first pie and her hiding it in the floor. Oh this sounds like something we might all do, LOL! Wonderful, keep writing sweet! Love Light Patty
Muzzey Avatar
January 13, 2010 at 11:03 AM
I enjoyed reading your list poem. You depicted my cooking so well. Good luck in the contest. Caryl
Freeman Avatar
January 13, 2010 at 9:08 AM
When I was a kid I like to eat, so as a result, I would watch my mother cook. I found that by this experiance I can just about cook anything the same way she cooked it.Smile. She was a very good cook, as we were also poor, she learned to make something good out of just about anything. I am pretty good in the kitchen. Sincerely, Love, Moses
Culverhouse Avatar
January 13, 2010 at 8:53 AM
you probably wish I had not practiced on you and the family.
Haick Avatar
January 13, 2010 at 8:34 AM
Thanks for sharing this with us Sara! Makes me hungry right now! Yummy! Thank you for your kind comments on my poem
Burton Avatar
January 13, 2010 at 8:25 AM
Love anything about food and you tell it so well. Enjoyed this piecec and have a great day> :):)
Brown Avatar
January 13, 2010 at 3:57 AM
Thank you for sharing your ever welcome poetry with us today Sara. It is a pleasure to be able to read your writing always. Love, Carol
Owens Avatar
January 12, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Very cute Sara...Enjoyed...Marty
Sweetheart Avatar
January 12, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Great entry for the contest Sara.. my Mom used to make egg custard once a week.. it was sooooo yummy... thankxxx for your comment on my new entry for Deb's contest.. I do and always have believed all our words come from God but every time I enter something about God in some of the sponored contests they tend to get brushed aside .. so I just generalized it..was I wrong?... I do give HIM all the glory for my talent and gift of writing.. some others don't believe as we do... thats a shame.. luv..
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