Well done to all our Scouts - Joe Perry, Adam Parker, Frank Wrigley, Alex Followell and Jack Daisley - who spent last Saturday (4th Feb) at our HQ taking part in the District Cooking Competition. The results file for all troops is attached at the foot of this note (anyone know why Excel will not display as per the original file?), so you can hopefully see the good and not quite so good points! A special mention for Adam, as he kindly joined the 'District' team with Scouts from 99th Reading and 5th Woodley. This team was made up with Scouts from troops who had more than the 4 allowed in the rules and who otherwise would have missed out. 5 points for your Patrol, Adam. Below is the report I've put forward for the District website. Droof. District Cooking Competition
2012.
This year saw the highest entry level
for many a time, which is great news. There were 10 teams chopping, steaming,
frying & garnishing their way to wow the Judges and earn enough points to
lift the magnificent ‘pot on a plank’ trophy (and precious Murray Plate
points).
The attached results file shows all
your scores for the various elements of the competition, so you can see where
you did well and where you may improve. Hazel & Dee, the judges, found the
task of marking very difficult, as the teams were so close in many areas. In the
end, 1st Wargrave ran out clear winners and go on to represent the District at
the County competition at the end of February. They scored well in all areas of
marking. 3rd Woodley finished second and the other troops in very close order
thereafter. The main reasons for lower scoring were:
Choice of dish – it was a CELEBRATION
meal.
Menu – poor spelling and grammar! Half
the teams had DESERT instead of DESSERT! And it’s Eton Mess – not EATEN! (It was
in the end, I suppose...)
Variable standard of table layout &
decoration
On the plus side, most teams displayed
a good standard of hygiene and safety, although not all included the wearing of
a hat.
A special mention goes to the Scouts
who made up the ‘District’ team and cooked a decent meal from the ingredients
supplied – without prior knowledge of these or the team mates! Well done. And
indeed, well done to all o f you - I hope you enjoyed the afternoon at Twyford
HQ and look forward to seeing a good turnout again next year.
Alan Foord
SL, 1st Twyford. |
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