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tahir

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 10:03 am Post subject:

dougal wrote:

Presume you are going to want recipes standardised for 2 or 4 people - not expressed in single portion quantities...

Yup

twoscoops

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 10:06 am Post subject:
The cost can be stated as per person, no matter how many the meal feeds.

jema
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 10:22 am Post subject:

If we are talking just the main course, �1 a head is quite a lot.

I could take some cheap spagetti, a couple of green peppers, a small amount of rump steak sliced wafer thin and stir fried, a few shavings of parmesan and a little cream., and come in at �1 a head.

In fact any spag bol type thing, done in the more Italian fashion where the sauce is much more a flavouring for the pasta, would hit under the �1 level.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 10:24 am Post subject:
Right, the cheapest meal for 4 that includes meat gets paid for as a prize.

tahir

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 10:26 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Right, the cheapest meal for 4 that includes meat gets paid for as a prize.

I can get the RC meatbook for � 10 from WHS, maybe we could put that up as a prize?

jema
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 10:33 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Right, the cheapest meal for 4 that includes meat gets paid for as a prize.

Not that sure on this, like I say a spag bol can have what you might call a hint of meat, a baked bean mix, might have a little pork belly for flavour, lentil soup will also usually have a touch of bacon.

cab

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 11:34 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Right, the cheapest meal for 4 that includes meat gets paid for as a prize.

We have some that are basically free, including the meat from stock-bones, wild mushrooms and herbs, and spuds from the garden. Does that count?

tahir

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 11:35 am Post subject:
It's got to be shop bought with maybe just herbs from the garden

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 11:44 am Post subject:
'Ready, Steady, Cook' rules apply!

tahir

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 11:45 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

'Ready, Steady, Cook' rules apply!

You're joking, I'm not playing if Ainsley's involved

dougal

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 11:47 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Right, the cheapest meal for 4 that includes meat gets paid for as a prize.

Am I the only one to register any comment about the generosity of this?

I think the extreme emphasis on CHEAP is precisely what we ought to be avoiding. Is that not what leads the processors to put such muck into their offerings?

Much better to say - what's the BEST you can offer on a limited budget...
And if you want to be competitive, then even let the judges decide what they mean by "best" (most nutritious/tasty/ethical/imaginative - whatever!)

However, since future costings must be hypothetical, why not start now, with whats around today, at today's prices... and then you'll build a resource for the whole year! (And maybe have to issue several prizes - commemorative T-shirts?)

tahir

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 11:48 am Post subject:
The point is that we're talking about the best most ethical meal for under a quid

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 05 11:50 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

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Right, the cheapest meal for 4 that includes meat gets paid for as a prize.

Am I the only one to register any comment about the generosity of this?

At last someone gets the joke!

Pilsbury

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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 05 4:38 pm Post subject:

Sounds good to me but do I have to play fair or can I use my commercial costings

OK I will try to stick to what I buy in the shops and markets and have a go, is there a way to try and make a 'meal' standard other wise you can streach 1lb of steak to 6 or 7 people in a stew, I tend to work on 4oz protein, 4 oz carbs and 4-6 oz veg per person in a single course meal, obviously it is not a exact rule and some things will have more of one and less of another but I find it a useful base.

tahir

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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 05 4:43 pm Post subject:
OK pilsbury how's about a starter, main and pudding with some meat content for less than � 1.00 at retail prices?

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