At the supermarket, in the shelf of desserts you can find them

In the package you look at the picture of a delicious treat

The instructions seem easy to follow even for the most inexperienced cook

There are some add-on ingredients you have to buy if you want to do it, which you add to your cart

As you walk by the aisle you notice that the components of this dessert seem all but natural

But you think of the taste of it in your mouth and make your best effort to forget its origin

And you buy it

 

At home you add up everything in the specific order and sequence

 

Measured with the precision of a ruler and scale

In the most clean and sterile environment on Earth

And when finished you put it in the oven

To cook at the correct temperature for the correct time that is written

As the timer rings, you open up the door

And you bring the plate out

It is hot and the smell is nice

It does not look anything like the picture on the box

But you hope that the taste corresponds to the image in your mind

So you open up the refrigerator

And let it cool down inside

After dinner you take it out

And eat for dessert

It promised a lot

The taste of a delicacy… which it wasn’t

For the price of a bun… which it was

That would last for 6 servings… which did for two

And that is good

As it is what you get

From an instant pudding