On Friday September 19 2025, Food and Cookery Group 1 met to share memories of, and celebrate School Dinners.

A wonderful selection of assorted salads...

...was followed by classics such as liver and bacon, minced beef pie and sausage casserole accompanied by cheesy mashed potato.

Everyone loves school puddings and we enjoyed Manchester and Butterscotch Tarts with a platter of fresh fruit to offset the sweetness. The variety was great as usual (and no frogspawn or soggy semolina in sight!)

After such a feast we tried to identify fruits in a picture quiz, some being more challenging than others including durian, huckleberry and water apple (which is actually a tropical pear!) so we all came away being a little more knowledgeable as well as replete!

As always a combination of good food, good company and good conversation made the meeting a success.