Hunk A Butter

A hunk a butter works well
for my first time cooking…
Mama wrote the
directions
on this index card,
I lean it on the bread box,
easy reference.
Stainless steel pot,
two cups of water
(check that—leave a little room 
  for some milk…) 
heat to boil, but first add
a hunk a butter; pour in
the Lipton noodle mix
and stir like crazy, and
TURN DOWN THE HEAT
cause if’n you don’t then
all Hades boils over
on the stove.
(Cleaning around
  those burners a pain…) 
Open a can of peas,
the little tabs makes
it so easy—I nuke em.
Stir those noodles a-boilin’
‘cause if not then they
stick to the bottom
of the pan.
Not so hard…I like
the Pillsbury dough rolls, 
just whack the cylinder 
on the side of the sink
and wall-ah!  It pops
open and white dough
a-burstin’!  Into the oven
they go…but wait, what
was it Mama said about
pre-heating?  Check the
card—oh yeah, I see
the number.


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Writer’s Cramp
2-8-20