In the nineteenth century
At
Christmas time
The
old queen, Victoria
Gave,
to her senior staff
And
closest friends
A
specially commissioned
Victorian
Christmas pie
An
extraordinary example
Of
culinary magnificence
The
pie consisted firstly
Of
a woodcock
Small
and plump
Which
was then stuffed inside
A
well hung and gamey pheasant
Which
in its turn
Was
stuffed inside
A
fat corn fed chicken
As
if this was not enough
The
chicken itself was then
Stuffed
into a huge Turkey
Until
Finally
The
great weight of fowl
Was
placed upon a dish
And
surrounded by special stuffing
And
baked beneath
The
richest pastry crust
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