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        STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE
As long as I can remember we had on new years day,
A steak and kidney pudding always came our way,
I used to shudder for this dish I did not really like,
When a teen, I made an excuse to go for a long hike,

When my mom made it, it was not too bad at all,
Although I thought kidneys tasted rather like gall,
When Granny did it, it was as tough as could be,
And from the table everyone wanted to be free.

After many years, our new year dinner this day
Was steak and kidney pie made my own way,
All the plates were cleaned off so it was fine,
There is enough for tomorrow for all to dine.

As I cooked my pie I knew why Granny’s didn’t work
The stages of saute and boiling she did always shirk,
She just used to put the raw meat right into the pie,
Then cooked it until everything was quite hard and dry.

(Millicent) Ann Margetson January 1, 2004