Time to
polish up
our tastebuds
Two stories about Cumberland Sausage caught my eye last week and I marvelled at the importance of this local delicacy in the county`s heritage.
In the first story, Mr Mark Jenkinson, MP for Workington(pictured) was reported as celebrating Cumberland Day by tucking into a traditional Cumberland sausage sandwich, flavoured with Fletchertown Cumberland Sauce.
Mr.Jenkinson says his sausage represents all that is best in Cumberland and also reflects the planned local authority shake-up and his campaign to have the Western Authority-consisting of Allerdale, Copeland and Carlisle- named Cumberland.
In the second story, Penrith butcher Chris Clough is reported as celebrating his creation of the ultimate traditional Cumberland sausage, which incidentally has won an award.
Mr Clough`s sausage will no doubt add strength to Mr Jenkinson`s campaign, particularly as the creation of the Western Authority and the Eastern Authority - Eden, South Lakeland and Barrow- involves cutting the present county of Cumbria in half.
This in exactly what Mr Clough`s firm says it does according to ithe firm`s name : Chopping Block.
One important factor in this mouth-watering tale remains. That is a name for the planned Eastern Authority . So far, no campaign it appears has started in support of the name Westmorland .
But Mr Clough`s other award-winning speciality, Westmorland sausage, seems an appropriate’ second symbol for the coming fight to replace Cumbria.
Possibly Kendal Mint Cake also represents all that is best in Westmorland, which of course is a mountainous county .And Kendal Mint Cake, so they say, has been to the top of Everest.
Or should our support go to, say, Grasmere Gingerbread?
It`s time to polish up our tastebuds.
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