Oubliette

ONE SINGLE IMPRESSION

http://onesingleimpression.blogspot.com/2010/06/prompt-120-oubliette.html

OUBLIETTE

(An Acrostic)

Open only at the top!

Up above see the awful drop!

Beneath lies death without a doubt!

Let no-one try to get you out!

If you crash on rocks and stones

Ending -up with broken bones

Truly no-one will bring you aid.

There you'll lie till memories fade! 

Eternity will find you yet

Imprisoned in the oubliette.

*

------------------------------------------------------------------------

RAZZYBUNS

Quick as a flash and twice as yummy,

Begging to be put in your tummy!

Even non-cooks can excel at these

Knowing they'll always be sure to please.

Only a fork and a tray or slide

Needed to make this source of pride.

Nothing mechanical or too obscure

And yet the result will be great for sure.

Even an utter non-cook (like me)

Can whip them up in time for tea!

*

First there's the greased oven-tray to fix.

Then flour and salt you must sift and mix,

Rub the butter in till it looks like crumbs,

(An expression used by lots of Mums!)

Into milk pour the egg, well-beaten.

(Not long now till the buns are eaten!)

Mix the lot! Squash up as dough

Then on to a floured board they go

As twelve little balls, hollow in the centre

For a spoonful of raspberry jam to enter.

Now seal them with the jam inside

( What a clever place for jam to hide!)

Glaze with milk then finally bake.

How easy is that for goodness sake!

In fifteen minutes you'll see them done

Then you can enjoy your own Razzybun.

*

Ingredients

2 cups self-raising flour. 60g butter. ¼ cup of sugar. 1 egg. 4 tablespoons milk. a little raspberry jam.

Bake at 220 degrees

*