Posted on 12/02/2021 1:38:14 PM PST by algore
A church harvest supper at a village pub ended in tragedy when one of the congregation was killed and 31 others suffered food poisoning after eating a shepherd’s pie filled with mince that had been incorrectly prepared by a rushing chef.
Elizabeth Neuman, 92, repeatedly vomited after eating the pie and died while other parishioners became “unpleasantly ill” and three of those attending only escaped because they were vegetarians, Reading crown court heard.
The cook, John Croucher, who at the time was head chef at the Crewe Arms in the Northamptonshire village of Hinton-in-the-Hedges, was given a four-month jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, after admitting a charge of contravening food regulations.
Defending himself in court, Croucher, 40, said: “I hate to say it, I really hate to say it, but I think I was rushed. I was rushing.” He said he had worked in kitchens for 20 years and was now “a better chef” because of the “horrible, horrible circumstance”.
He added: “Remorse is an understatement. This is something I will never forget. Because of it, I am a better chef and it is just a shame the cost of it had to be what it was.”
Billingham, of Northampton, who admitted three charges of contravening food regulations was fined £9,000 and ordered to pay £1,000 court costs. His company was fined almost £3,000.
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How did this end up in the Smokey back room?? seriously
my hispanic pal loves goat intestines LOL Phooey! give me steak.
Don’t feel too bad chef, no one else in UK knows anything about cooking either.
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I could have sued Aunt Ruth for that chocolate pie that made us all sick?
People who eat my cooking know what to expect. I’m thinking of having a life insurance kiosk installed in the dining room.
Yes.
depends on the dish and the cook.
Sounds awful!
Offal
Who here doesn’t like a little liver? a kidney and heart pie!
Worst murder in Midsomer. Guy tied to a tree while intoxicated. Murdered rubbed truffle oil on his abdomen, wild boars finished him off.
Just like British sausages, they are called “bangers” for a reason
Midsomer Murders sucks.
There, I said it, Morse would too.
Just like British sausages, they are called “bangers” for a reason.
Do you have a link?
Love Morse, really miss John Thaw. Inspector Frost was good too.
Oh yeah and Lewis
And alec baldwin is still not in jail.
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“Weapon of choice?”
“Mince!”
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