There was an Old Person of Leeds*,
Whose head was infested with beads;
She sat on a stool,
And ate gooseberry fool**,
Which agreed with that person of Leeds.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 19
*Leeds: A city in West Yorkshire, England, through which the River Aire flows.
**Gooseberry Fool: A dessert of sweetened gooseberry purée folded into whipped cream or a mixture of whipped cream and either custard or yogurt, often served chilled in glasses.
Whose head was infested with beads;
She sat on a stool,
And ate gooseberry fool**,
Which agreed with that person of Leeds.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 19
*Leeds: A city in West Yorkshire, England, through which the River Aire flows.
**Gooseberry Fool: A dessert of sweetened gooseberry purée folded into whipped cream or a mixture of whipped cream and either custard or yogurt, often served chilled in glasses.
