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When Evie wrote her first cook book Her neighbour, Val, oh how she shook What she found on page nine Was HER steak in red wine She declared sneaky Evie a crook It caused such abominable troubles Especially when Val’s cousin, Bubbles Found HER trout recipe On page seventy three Evie's reputation is in rubbles For Evie her goose is now cooked ‘Fowl’ actions can’t be overlooked Recipes not by her Sure has caused quite a stir Her deception it now has been booked Thanks to Lin Lane for her comment on the poem which inspired the final stanza ... and before anyone asks ... I DID ask permission to use her thoughts lol! Inspired after reading an article on recipes being plagiarised https://www.eater.com/2015/3/19/8259393/recipe-plagiarism-in-the-food-world-is-still-rampant 04/02/20

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Sarah Portrey

Date: 4/26/2020 9:20:00 PM

My favourite character is Val’s cousin, Bubbles.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/27/2020 3:30:00 AM

Thanks Sarah:-) hugs Jan xx

Jack Horne

Date: 4/9/2020 2:37:00 PM

LOL, had a good laugh about this. I wonder if my cook book, How to burn almost anything' will be a success

Jan Allison
Date: 4/27/2020 3:30:00 AM

you could turn ash into cash lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Pashang Salehi

Date: 4/6/2020 7:50:00 PM

Like always big smile... I was captivated and mesmerized by your creativity.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/27/2020 3:30:00 AM

my beautiful butterfly friend, thanks for fluttering by with your kind words:-) hope you are ok:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Adams

Date: 4/6/2020 7:15:00 AM

enjoyed this one...it's much easier to steal recipes these days, and when I seek new ones to try, I often wonder if the person sharing it is the person that owns it... thanks for the giggles... hugs and blessings

Jan Allison
Date: 4/27/2020 3:28:00 AM

thanks Sandra, Hope you are keeping ok:-) hugs Jan xx

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 4/5/2020 2:06:00 PM

A very clever poem Jan - I have a big smile after reading it which I also had with Tom's and Alexis's limericks - I love poems that make us laugh - keep on what you are doing - so well penned Jan - maybe I should give it a go! Blessings, Jennifer.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/27/2020 3:28:00 AM

Thanks Jennifer:-) yes go for humour we need more on soup!:-) hugs Jan xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 4/5/2020 10:38:00 AM

Love it Jan, at first I thought there was more plagiarizing going on PS, this was very fun and entertaining!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2020 11:43:00 AM

Lol No worries about soup Tania hopefully thats stopped now:-) I was researching a recipe and then wondered about plagiarism and found this silly book cover and the rest just flowed like soup lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe

Date: 4/5/2020 7:34:00 AM

Always fun to read your lighthearted poems, Jan. We need those, especially now.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2020 7:51:00 AM

thanks so much for dropping by, I am trying to keep the humour flowing and have a limerick collaboration going Agnes, do have a read there are some fun poems that have been added:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/4/2020 8:08:00 PM

Good one, Jan. Keep on keeping it light here. We need more laughs!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2020 6:14:00 AM

Most definitely need to keep the humour flowing, thanks for adding to the collab:-) hugs jan xx

Quoth Theraven

Date: 4/4/2020 12:38:00 AM

Jan, I thought that book had a familiar casserole. This Limerick had a familiar Evie taste. May I lick the spoon? -Richard

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2020 6:14:00 AM

Thanks Richard:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 4/3/2020 10:56:00 PM

Yes, you did ask and you turned it into a terrific third limerick. Evie the crook got booked. lol

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2020 6:13:00 AM

Thanks so much for inspiring me with your comment and allowing me to use your thoughts in the final stanza:-) hugs jan xx

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 4/3/2020 9:20:00 PM

G'day Jan … has Evie got a recipe for cooking your own goose in her book of others recipes - thank you Jan - Lindsay

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2020 6:12:00 AM

ha ha ha I think she's well and truly goosed Lindsay:-) hugs Jan xx

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 4/3/2020 8:42:00 PM

Glad you are still entertaining us, we need it now more then ever. Stay safe, and keep writing, Love and prayers xo

Jan Allison
Date: 4/5/2020 6:12:00 AM

Thanks Pixie, I try to spread a smile with silly poems and use things I see hear and read to inspire me:-) hugs jan xx

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 4/3/2020 3:52:00 PM

Sneaky Evie commits culinary thievery! (Also love "plagerism for dummies' - first rule. don"t show your book to the one you took)

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 4:03:00 PM

lol Michelle - can you imagine if this happened for real they would be a real dummy to try and pass of work like that! thanks for dropping by:-) hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/3/2020 3:16:00 PM

Evie's reputation's cooked! :) gw

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 3:27:00 PM

ha ha ha it sure is:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 4/3/2020 1:29:00 PM

Clever! Clever! Clever! Mahalo for the laughs! People must be looking for that recipe book, "How to fool Family & Friends"? Aloha! Rico (captcha is DEB for You Taunt?)

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 2:27:00 PM

ha ha ha perhaps we should do a soup recipe book and post our fave recipes to inspire others to try new things - although sourcing ingredients may well prove problematic though:-) hugs Jan xx

Ts Poetry

Date: 4/3/2020 11:42:00 AM

I need some good recipe to steal

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 11:48:00 AM

I can pass you recipe's which have been given to me but I would never claim to have created them lol TS:-) hugs Jan xx

Jack Ellison

Date: 4/3/2020 10:26:00 AM

MARVELOUS!!!!!! Loved it, dear Jan! However, you're moving into my territory! LOL Seriously, really loved it times ten! Talk again! XOXOX

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 10:37:00 AM

lol I am the queen of poop, you are the limerick King lol, I just can't resist writing them I probably have over 500 on soup:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 4/3/2020 9:11:00 AM

Evie's goose is cooked. I don't think she needs to steal a recipe for that! Your limericks are always appreciated, Jan. My validate code is HAH!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 12:20:00 PM

Thanks so much for giving me permission to use cooking the goose, I hope you'll agree it is a perfect way to end the poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 9:47:00 AM

ha ha ha I wish I'd thought of cooking the goose I could have done a third stanza lol :-) hugs Jan xx

Mark Koplin

Date: 4/3/2020 9:10:00 AM

Plagiarism is quite silly. It makes the natives quite dilly. Great poem Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 9:46:00 AM

Love the rhyming comment Mark:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 4/3/2020 8:23:00 AM

Brilliant Jan, seems plagiarism is not just on poetry websites. Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 4/3/2020 9:46:00 AM

I sent a friend a recipe that I had been given years ago and had amended it to suit my own needs then wondered about plagiarism. Its quite a minefield out there> :-( hugs Jan xx