Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie, was it at the chinese take away? We should be told!!!?

Answer 1

I think it was the dodgy Indian place on the corner.......

Answer 2

Blackbirds were a popular medieval food if you could get hold of them. Why put 24 in I don't know. I just had a quick scout of Wikipedia which suggests there were recipes for pies which could contain living birds when cut open. The idea to us of cooking an animal near to death for the purpose of entertainment seems cruel in the extreme but in the medieval period, animals were often regarded with little more respect than food that hadn't stopped moving yet! I'd be curious to know why 24 blackbirds and if it has allegorical relevance in connection with a particular monarch. Nursery rhymes were usually political satire or social commentary. Like most of the sharpest commentary on our lives is buried in comedy routines, the common peoples of past times often aired their misgivings and cynical/amusing observations through ditties and children's songs. The popular nursery rhyme Goosey Goosey Gander is a horrible tale of the 17th century Commonwealth Puritan Police State where soldiers searched houses to search for religious dissidents, murdering the occasional old man who wouldn't follow the correct liturgy. And thats what we sing to our kids every generation lol!

Answer 3

Chinese take aways were not around.

Answer 4

No it was at the Royal Palace cos it was baked for queen..

Answer 5

It was at the bakery, silly!

Answer 6

That is so racist and wrong and you know it. Cut it out.

Answer 7

no it was pedigree chum.

Answer 8

huh?