A sweet to remember

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