Soup tales

Venezuelans all stood in a group
And excited, let out a whoop.
In front of the lot,
Stood steaming and hot,
The world's largest cauldron of soup!

CNN 15/09/07: Soup for the masses: Venezuela claims record. Get the story here

Breaking bread

The high cost of wheat, in its wake,
Will make bread loaf dearer to bake.
It looks like we'll chew,
On what Mary once knew,
When bread's out of reach - there is cake!

HT 05/09/07: The chapatti on your plate and the jam sandwich in your child's lunch box are set to cost more. With prices of wheat soaring and the government deciding to import nearly eight lakh tonnes of wheat at a whopping Rs 16 a kilo, wheat flour is going to get dearer this festive season. Get the story here