Just This Once, Okay?
Here’s a tasty treat for you I shouldn’t be revealing,
For once it passes your lips I know how you’ll be feeling.
Thus, it comes with a warning that you must use self-control,
Only have a slice or two and walk it off via a stroll.
Firstly, you’ll need a slab tin — a greased one — to bake it in.
If you don’t want to grease it, place baking paper within.
Once this ‘fruity slice’ is baked, cut it into squares while hot,
And remember to share it, you shouldn’t gobble the lot.
Ready?
Take a cup of self-raising flour, cup of coconut too,
A cup of seeded raisins and one egg only will do.
One hundred and twenty five grams of butter or margarine,
A tablespoon of golden syrup. Oh, I hope your hands are clean.
And finally: Three quarters of a cup of sugar also.
Now, when you’ve got all that together, you’re all set to go.
Mix the dry ingredients together. Which ones are they?
The flour, coconut, raisins and sugar. No! You’re not to play.
Take the butter and golden syrup and place them in a pot.
Melt them until just boiling, then quickly remove the pot.
Now, into the dry mixture tip the contents of the pot,
Along with that lonely egg. Hey! I didn’t say lick the pot.
Mix all the ingredients well and place in the slab tin.
Spread it all out evenly and wipe that food off your chin.
Bake for twenty minutes in the oven. At what degrees?
One hundred and eighty, Celsius, that is. It’s a breeze.
Once it’s baked, place in front of friends. Come on, you can do it,
I know it smells delicious, but your friends would love a bit.
Have a look at their faces when they take their first big bite,
And listen carefully too, for they’ll all squeal with delight.
Remember, it’s just a treat, not something one should often eat.
I’m watching you!
By Lance Landall
Note: The raisins mentioned here, are the large juicy type.
