Scouts Wow the judges at County Cooking Championships - 29-01-2012
Cooking definitely does not get tougher than this for 5 teams of Scouts who were given the incredible task of cooking a restaurant standard 3 course meals for four people in under two hours. On the most basic of cooking equipment that you would only normally find in a Scout Camp Kitchen.
Not only that but they also had to theme the meal and impress the judges with not just the quality of food, but also on preparation, presentation, team work and health and safety.
Judges from Fermoys Garden Centre Ipplepen Alan Murdoch and Tracey Lane said “they were mightily impressed by the standard of team work and thought that one course was so fantastic that they intend to add it to their Restaurant and donate the profits to that group.”
Scouts created menus reflecting the theme of Diamond jubilee and considering they had a couple of gas rings, some billy cans and no refrigeration they managed to create a whole spectrum of dishes covering the last 60 years of our Queens reign.
Scouts really went out of their way to impress the judges entrants Scouts from Beer in East Devon incredibly managed to create their own Ice Cream without refrigeration, Bovey Tracey Scouts set their rice into the shape of a castle turrets and the entrants from Tedburn and Cheriton from Mid Devon gave a great take on Coronation Chicken.
Eventual winners 1st Liverton Group really impressed their Judges by not only creating a really fabulous Soup, but also created dinner rolls in the shape of the Scout Logo (fleur-de-lys), served up a perfect plate of food with fantastic fresh local Salmon with Duchess potatoes and a perfect Orange Cheesecake with a Raspberry Coulis to finish the meal.
1st Liverton Scouts and runners up 1st Bovey Tracey will now go on to the Regional Finals in Glouctershire to represent Devon. But thanks again to Fermoys they are not going to go unarmed as the Restaurant Staff at the Garden Centre are going to take the young Scouts under their wing and teach them about some of the techniques and tricks of the trade to increase their chances.
Acting County Commissioner for Devon Scouts John Jarvis who was also helping to judge the Event along with County Councillor Andrew Leadbetter said “It was amazing what the teams managed to pull off in such a short time, but also paid thanks to the leaders of the groups who without their help volunteering and dedication none of this would have been possible and it was great to see how proud they were of their individual groups”
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