"In all my years of fry cookery, I have never seen such a lovely group of patties.

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The cookery writer Delia Smith has voiced scepticism about the effectiveness of the plan as many schools lack kitchens or equipment for cookery lessons.

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Her first cookery book, How to Cheat at Cooking, had been published in 1971 and, several books later, she approached the BBC with the idea for their first televised cookery course.

BBC: Delia Smith

The Local to Ludlow organization runs a twice-monthly produce market, community cookery classes and farm visits.

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