Miss T Walter De La Mare It's a very odd thing-- As odd as can be-- That watever Miss T eats Turns into Miss T! Porridge and apples, Mince, muffins and mutton, Jam, junket, jumbles-- Not a rap, not a button It matters. The moment They're out of her plate, Though shared by Miss Butcher And sour Mr. Bate; Tiny and cheerful, And neat as can be, Whatever Miss T eats Turns into Miss T!

mince: finely chopped food, especially mincemeat
mutton: meat from a sheep
junket: pudding made from flavored milk and rennet (rennet: a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket)
jumbles: originally a kind of twisted pastry... more recently a type of sugar cookie ("Two cups of butter, two of sugar, three eggs, as much flour as will make it thin, and any good spice you like.")

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