Reviving foods of the past
IS THERE a meal you remember your mother—or anyone in your family—making that you never seem to see these days?
If there is, the traditional tearoom at Norbury Wharf on the Shropshire Union Canal is keen to hear about it—and it could win you a free day out for your friends and family on the waterway.
Revive interest
The tearoom, already a favourite with visitors who enjoy the waterside views and observing the passing boats, wants to revive interest in the forgotten foods of the past.
All customers and internet followers are being asked to dig deep in their memories to recall the meals that delighted them as children. It might be a meal you recall sharing with your parents as a child, such as faggots and grey peas or a family speciality.
It could be the proper version of dishes that have become a shadow of their former selves such as steak and kidney pudding or Victoria sponge. Whatever it is you can help the tearoom to start a collection preserving the flavours of the past.
Traditional way
Lorraine Bailey, (pictured) who runs the tearoom, explains:
"We operate in a very historic location here at Norbury on a canal system over 200 years old and we have a lot of customers who appreciate the traditional way of doing things.
"With fast food and ready meals, we are in danger of forgetting some of the great flavours of the past so we want peoples recipes and memories of when they enjoyed a particular speciality.
"The one that we like the best will win a trip in one of our day boats for up to 10 people and we are hoping to serve up some of the recipes in the tearoom as specials to see what our customers think of the forgotten foods of Britain. We'll name the dishes after those who told us about them."
Featuring forgotten foods
Norbury Wharf's Ltd's new magazine is already featuring some forgotten foods—currently Bath Chaps, a type of cured pork, made with pig cheeks.
If you remember a favourite dish from your youth, just email Norbury with the recipe and something about your memories of eating it to
Closes end of March
This competition closes at the end of March and the winner must take their trip mid week during April 2012.
Norbury Wharf tea room It is open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea and customers can catch up with the canal news from the shop copies of the waterways magazines and national newspapers, with free WiFi access and a free internet terminal to peruse narrowboatworld!