OMELET’S SOLILOQUY
BY THE COOK
To fry or not to fry; that is the question —
Whether ’tis better in this pan to sizzle
A scarce and scanty lot of small corn fritters,
And by devouring end them. To fry, to brown,
No more. And by this dish to say we fill
Our suffering companions and ourselves.
Fritters and salad! ’Tis a combination
Devoutly to be wished. To fry, to brown,