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On one of our visits to the supermarket, Gordon Mc made the brilliant suggestion "lets get a corn beef and I’ll cook it for lunch tomorrow. I’m an expert at cooking corn beef. We‘ll have corn beef and pickle rolls in fresh sesame seed rolls." So it was done. All the ingredients were enthusiastically piled into the trolley.

That evening after dinner, we watched the master with his corn beef project. An orange and other ingredients were added for taste and aroma. The aroma was so powerful and the corn beef done to perfection that the temptation to knock it off there and then was exceedingly great. With a great deal of public debate and an immense amount of will power, we resisted the urge and knew we were going to have the best lunch tomorrow that any angler could wish for. We retired to bed to dream about corn beef rolls.

Next day, after breakfast, all hands packed rolls, pickles, drinks, etc. into a box. Gordon said " while you guys are packing, I’ll put the corn beef in the fridge to keep it as fresh as possible." We threw the lunch box and fishing gear into the car and proceeded to Rarawhatchacallit (O’Keefes) lake. At the lake, all thoughts were on the corn beef and pickle rolls. It was decided to knock off fishing and do the corn beef carve up at noon.

Off we went fishing, keeping a constant eye on the time and countdown to an extra special lunch.

Noon finally arrived. A voice echoes across the lake "come and get ya corn beef ". Young Cameron was amazed – it was the fastest he had ever seen a bunch of old farts move. I was the furthest away. I had to run nearly a kilometer to make sure I got my exact share of the corn beef.

Rolls were laid out, pickles spread all ready for the main delicacy. Gordon said "I’ll get the corn beef." Gordon was back in a few moments "Royce - where did you put the corn beef." I replied " I have not seen it. What about you Cameron? Harold? Have you seen it?" Dumb looks all around. Suddenly, Gordon turned purple and out comes the admission "I know where the corn beef is! It’s still in the fridge at home." Poor Gordon – instantly attacked from 3 different directions. "How can you forget the corn beef!"

Well the lunch climax was a real letdown. It was pickle rolls. At least the rolls were fresh.

Royce Deller