SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 247 Title : Cookers Author(s): Anna Blair Copyright holder(s): Anna Blair Text There's nothing odder'n Things that's modern Becoming old-hat. Just like that. Cookin' now Look at how It's changed Re-arranged. Youda thought a fire A' you'd require To baste a roast Or make your toast. But when I was wee You had a swee, A swingin' hook To help you cook, To hang a broth Or dumplin' cloth And we'd a plate Hinge'd to the grate To simmer a pot Keep it hot. The next big change A cast-iron range Edges to buff Wi' emery stuff, Ovens and rings Ribs and things A' to black-lead. And so instead Got a gas stove Treasure trove! Easy and clean Peak o' hygiene. Th' electric too Came in new For a boil or a brew. Fry-up or stew. Now the latest May be the greatest Sitting apart Ever so smart Ovens and hobs Wi' digital knobs. But magic or no' I could forego Timers and swingers Pilots and pingers To sit at the coals Warming my soles. In spite of the work That you couldnae shirk The soot and the smut A fire was nice but. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Audience size: 1 Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1998 Word count: 194 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 127 Forenames: Anna Surname: Blair Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1920 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Teacher/author Place of birth: Giffnock Region of birth: Glasgow Birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Glasgow Region of residence: Glasgow Residence CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Business Father's place of birth: Glasgow Father's region of birth: Glasgow Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Business Mother's place of birth: Glasgow Mother's region of birth: Glasgow Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Visits to France, correspondence Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: