Check out the pics in the second message down on this thread Jonathan ;-)
http://devongtrf.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=124986&p=3&topicID=23899406
I have to say that the second pasty was only warm and not a patch on the first thoroughly hot specimen of Islington's finest!
Brian
I like your style - one in each hand ! As they say in Wiltshire I`ll have one for Ron. Too trivial for Classical Gas - I don`t think so. Rough Guide for sections where is the "Good Food Guide" for Trials. I`ll start with a 9 out of 10 for The Saltbox bacon & egg breakfasts. Regards
ReplyDeleteGood to see some discussion regarding the catering arrangements at Ilsington. The Clerk of the Course and his team found it necessary to sample said products to ensure their suitability for purpose. Did anyone notice there was also a vegetarian option? Cheese pasties in the horse box, commonly known as the Tea Wagon, at the top of the hill. The local villagers did a roaring trade all day raising funds for the village hall repair fund. The logistics of providing hot pies etc. are immense. The oven in the village hall has insufficient capacity to heat all the required food so various kitchens from various houses around the village are utilised during the day to maintain constant supply of hot food to the village hall. With various people transporting baskets of hot food to the hall when required. Arrival timing is therefore crucial. Hence the reason for the reintroduction of Ilsington Village Hall as a time control. Ilsington villagers see 700 - 800 pasties through their system on the day of the Exeter Trial. The ladies of the village had also been baking cakes to go with afternoon tea during the weeks before. The Exeter team has a tough time with so many variables to allow for on the day. John's thoughts on trialling breakfasts. All I recall of the Salt Box when arriving soaking wet in the Austin 7 was the large swimming pools in the car park always just where you've parked, the water/condensation running down the inside walls and windows, and the swamp on a plate running in tomato juice that they called breakfast. But even better still how about huddling round a heater in a tent at St Kitts Starapark in a Force 8 gale for an hour on the Lands End after being kicked out of the cafe to make room for other competitors. Looking forward to breakfast this Sunday at the Cedars Lodge, Barnstaple on the North Devon Trial and the roast dinner at the finish at Staghunters Inn, Brendon.
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