Multi Coloured Puddings

All this talk of multi-coloured puddings,reminds me of my years as an apprentice electrician working in Invergordon,when working late one evening, I was sent down to "Tattie Harry's Chipshop"for the evening repast.

I entered the shop which was filled with smoke, Tattie Harry's wife appeared out of the mist,she was extremely short sighted,her spectacles had enormous thick lenses,which made her eyeballs huge, a very scary sight for a young lad.

After placing about ten orders for various pudding suppers etc,"Oh dear you will have to wait for this I have not got enough heat up" she uttered.

She then screamed "HARRY""HARRY"

Tattie Harry appeared out of the gloom with a shovel,he opened a door in the bottom of the frying device, a blast of flame and smoke engulfed him as he thrust the shovel into the unit,"that should keep you going for a while love"he muttered and then exited in a cloud of smoke.

I by now realised I have stepped back in time, this frying device was powered by coal,hence the cloud of smoke in the shop.

After what seemed to be hours,as she poked and prodded the slowly frying meat products,it was now time to remove them,after another prod "NO" could do with a bit longer.
Then with great difficulty she began the task of fishing the products out,I was sure she was taking stuff out that I hadn't ordered.
Mrs Harry then uttered, "do you want salt and vinegar on these son," and then placed her head right into the assembled suppers and applied the condiments,arms flailing above her, salt and vinegar everywhere but on the suppers.
About an hour later I returned to the awaiting work force and was greeted by "where the F... were you?
I then found it difficult to distribute the right order to each person as the puddings were all the same burnt colour. Still as I remember it was very tasty, and surprisingly enough returned there quite often.