A girl in my class
asked,'What's suspicious' Miss?
'Well,' I began, 'I was chopping vege
for my evening meal at my bench
when a man shouted 'Help!' over the fence.
He leapt across and banged on the glass,and
as I opened the door just a tad
he told me through the screen
he was being chased by a man who was bad!
I offered to dial 111, but apparently
that was over the edge,
so I directed him to the neighbours by the hedge.
They were brilliant and let him phone his girl
who came round pretty smartly as if he were a pearl.
He shook my neighbour's hand and said he'd
learnt his lesson today, but what lesson
I wondered 'suspiciously', then I forgot him
as I wandered back to my nutrious kitchen!
Mint Jelly
3lbs of apples
5 cups water
2and 1/2 cups white vinegar
A Big bunch of mint from the garden
2 drops of green colouring
sugar.
Cut apples into chunks and place in a large saucepan with water and vinegar. Finely chop mint to give 4 to 5 tablespoons and reserve. Place remainer of bunch in the pan.
Boil and simmer until apples are soft. Strain through a muslin bag or sieve.
2 cups of sugar to 2 and 1/2 cups juice. Add chopped mint and colouring.
Boil rapidly until set. Sterilize jam jars in warm oven then pour in mint jelly and seal. Great on lamb or salad or in your sandwiches for lunch.
