The Knighting of the Sirloin
"The Knighting of the Sirloin" retells the popular legend of King Charles II of England, who — after an exhausting Christmas hunt through the snowy Chingford woods — sits down to a warming feast at Friday Hall. So impressed is he by a magnificent loin of beef that the king draws on his royal authority and, in a moment of gleeful whimsy, knights the joint on the spot. The poem captures the warmth of a roaring fire, hungry men finding relief, and a monarch's playful pride in a truly exceptional meal.
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