Others may find their joy in turkey, tom and hen
But I will not willingly follow them
My love is too pure, my taste too refined
There is only one Autumn flavor, sublime
Containing just 1 3/4 cup of flour
Should one wish to bake for an hour
Just a 1/2 cup each of brown and white sugar
Stirring to make a batter merger
And spices, oh delightful spices!
Bringing your sweet aromas, innocent vices
A teaspoon of cinnamon, a half teaspoon of ginger
Skip across our tongues and linger
A half teaspoon of nutmeg, another of cloves
Bring children running to the kitchen in droves
The leavening magic of a teaspoon of baking soda,
A quarter of baking powder, almost to the coda
A teaspoon of salt, 2 eggs, a half cup melted butter
Render me helpless, bringing a delighted shudder
And then the crowning glory, one cup pumpkin
Six ounces butterscotch chips, appetite a'workin'
So to you, my Pumpkin Bread
I choose you instead
Over all the hype and turkey mania
Of the Thanksgiving table paraphenailia
And congrats to CC at If I Only Had Superpowers--she's our Designs on Heaven Giveaway Winner! Congrats, CC, and shoot me an email so I can give you the skinny on picking up your loot!
The Pumpkin Poet Laureate,
The Pumpkin Poet Laureate... I LOVE it. Oh, and the pumpkin bread looks scrumptious. YUM!
ReplyDeleteYummeroni!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I never would have paired poetry with cooking, but you have done it so well.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE pumpkin bread with chocolate chips in it, pumpkin cake, pumpkin roll, I even tried pumpkin oatmeal for breakfast the other morning. It was pretty good.
Have a very blessed Thanksgiving!
Those look so yummy! What a great idea. I love your mini pans.
ReplyDeleteDo you ever sleep? I mean, how do you find the time to bake a bojillion pumpkin breads AND write a poem about it? Hah!! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!!!
You so need a newspaper column!!! I love fresh bread this looks so good and i don't even like pumpkin!!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to copy Live.Love.Eat here. Really?!
ReplyDeletePumpkin is one of my favorites! I baked tons of bread this year, and today I'm making pumpkin cheesecake, which will be the cause of tight pants for a week or so.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
Yum! It sounds delicious. But what I want to know is where did you get all those mini loaf pans. What a great way to say thanks to friends, family, and others. Are your gifts for others or just treats for the family?
ReplyDeleteHow yummy! Looks beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your winner I promise not to be bitter.lol Love the Ode to pumpkin bread sounds and looks yummy Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
ReplyDeletethose are so adorable!
ReplyDeleteThey look tasty and beautiful!! What a treat! Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteI love pumpkin bread and I love the way you wrapped them with ribbon. Super cute.
ReplyDeleteHave a great THanksgiving!
Too funny! check out my post on pumpkin bread. I'm really liking your recipe though, mine doesn't call for brown sugar and butter...yummmm brown sugar and butter.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find all the darling pans?
Poetry and adding fractions today for home school :)
oh yum, i LOVE pumpkin bread. i just adore the shot with the ribbons...it is perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat cute and yummy gifts! How do you do it all? I just need to clean house a little and can't seem to get that done, much less bake!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful gift......great idea for next year.......I couldn't find the one with my name?
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving! I'm sure it will be WONDERFUL!
What a great idea, those are so cute. I love pumpkin bread too!
ReplyDeleteIt's so pretty with the ribbon wrapped around it! And your poetry is amazing too. What talent you have.
ReplyDeleteLove it!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful. :)
ReplyDeleteAnyone who uses the words 'sublime', 'butterscotch', and 'coda' all in the same piece of poetry is worthy of praise.
ReplyDeleteProps to you, and save some baking soda for my shampoo paste.
xo and Happy Thanksgiving!
Looks like someone's been to Garden Ridge Pottery. I love those little baking dishes.
ReplyDeleteI love your poem.
Well, must get into the kitchen.
Annemarie
This poem got me right where it counts.
ReplyDeleteThe stomach.
I make batches and batches of pumpkin bread every year as gifts. But your pictures, make my bread look weak and stale in comparison.
alas, I'll have to work on mine. Maybe I'll create my own ode to pumpkin bread this year as well ;)
Thank you so much for picking me as the winner of the contest. I am very excited!!!!!
I love this!! I am a pumpkin fanatic from way back...
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Steph
OOOOOH....I love, love, love pumpkin bread...I choose it over birthday cake every year!!!!
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