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April 2018 April 2018

VISIT TO PARLIAMENT

Despite the dire
weather forecast five
parish councillors
travelled to London on
27 February to visit The
th
Houses of Parliament on To serve 4 adjust the ingredients to suit number of people you are catering
a trip arranged by for.
W i l l i a m B u r s t o w ,
Parliamentary Assistant  5 eggs,
to our MP Michael  450g of good pork
Tomlinson. Having sausage meat,
cleared the airport-like
security we found  1 teaspoon of mixed
ourselves in a freezing dried herbs (twice the
cold Central Hall while Left to Right Simon Munnings, Dominic Bishop, Laurie amount if using fresh
we waited for our tour Fairhurst, Michael Tomlinson MP, Tony Bates, Robin Pitcher herbs),
guide. After seventy-  pepper, salt and a little
five minutes with our wholemeal flour.
knowledgeable guide John Tsang we were met by William and taken to
committee room 13 for a half hour discussion with Michael Tomlison. Michael took Greased baking tray. Oven
us through the order papers for the day and we goggled at the eye-watering 200C, 400F, gas6,
sums of money due to be discussed – illions of punds.
Beat one egg and along with the herbs fork into the sausage meat seasoning
After leaving Michael we went to the public gallery where the commons were with salt and pepper. Grease a baking tray and with floury hands form the
debating the Office for Students followed by a motion for spending £13 million to sausage meat into rings or nests. Dust the rings with flour and place on the
help alleviate the plight of rough sleepers. Speaker Bercow impressed us with his greased tray bake in oven for about 20mins until turning brown and sizzling.
knowledge of all the MPs in the chamber. After lunch we wandered over to the
strangers’ gallery to listen to the House of Lords reprise the commons debate on Break an egg into each nest and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes.
the Office for Students. Serve either for breakfast or with a salad for lunch or supper.
An extremely interesting trip which gave Bere Regis councillors a greater insight in
to the workings of Central Government.

2 fl oz of either cream or evaporated milk, ¼ pt canned tomato juice.
Place both in a saucepan and gently heat together, do not boil as they may
separate. This sauce can also be used cold with very hot fish cakes.

Taken from WI Home Skills ‘Snacks and Suppers’ dated 1978

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