'Dad...what's a gherkin?'
'Well....it's like a small pickled cucumber..like a pickled onion! They're sold in jars and pickled in vinegar. You can also buy them in the fish and chip shop etc '
'Oh...' he thought for a bit...then started singing....
'Gherkin Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even .....'

Have your's come out with any gems??