You can't beat a winkle

It's a little known fact that April 17th - 21st is national Winkle week. For those of you outside of the UK a winkle is a type of sea mollusc that is eaten from polystyrene cups at the coast with pepper and vinegar. In honor of National Winkle Week I reproduce here a poem written by Maud 'fingers' Moxby who used to play the rising organ at the Gem Cinema. Maud wrote this during Winkle Week of 1939 which helps to explain the wartime feeling.

YOU CAN'T BEAT A WINKLE

Three cheers for British winkles,
They're the finest thing for you,
Three cheers for British winkles,
They will help to see us through.

They're always cheap and cheerful,
And there's lots of them about,
So do your bit for Britain,
Go on, take a winkle out.

They will help us win each battle,
And that's what we all seek,
So lets all pull together now,
And start our winkle week.

So come on, grab your winkle,
And attack it with a pin,
And shout our winkle slogan,
'It's better out than in.'

Maud won a gold-plated winkle pin for this poem. She also wrote another one called 'Have Faith In A Winkle' but the judges deemed it too religious.