The Castle Coop Smoke-Off Coup!

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The Castle Coop Smoke-Off Coup!

 

 

 

 

 

Précis of Events leading up to the Castle Coop Barbecue Smoke-Off:

  •  Sir Plym organises an Autumn Clear-Up to take place in Castle Coop.
  • Apart from Lord and Lady Nudge (absent on a motor -tour in Bavaria), all the villagers promise to help.

              N.B. Thanks to Sir Plym’s magnificent organisation co-ordinating rakes, hedge-cutters and  wheelbarrows, Castle Coop now looks like a model village.

  • Sir Burford Brown & Sir Plym hold forth on the merits of the gas barbecue in the Ox and Moose.
  • The Agent and the Chairman of the Village Hall in the Ox and Moose hold forth on the merits of the charcoal barbecue in the Ox and Moose.
  • Sir Burford Brown & Sir Plym throw down the gauntlet to the Agent and the Chairman of the Village Hall  who pick it up immediately.
  • Lady Egality buys a magnificent Smoke-off Trophy to be presented by Trev the Rev to the winning team.
  •  The Blue team (Sir Burford Brown and Sir Plym) & the Red team (the Agent and the Chairman of the Village Hall) both conduct a fiercely fought campaign publicising the merits of their chosen fuels.

 

 

 

Quiz:

Please read the following questions and tick a) b) or c) to complete this quiz:

 

The Castle Coop Barbecue Smoke -Off: What Happens Next?

a) In carefully monitored conditions, Sir Burford Brown and Sir Plym cooking on gas in the Blue Corner are voted to have barbecued the most delicious sausages and burgers.

Trev the Rev presesents them with the Castle Coop Smoke -Off Trophy.

Smoke Off trophy blue

 

b) In carefully monitored conditions, the Agent and the Chairman of the Village Hall cooking on charcoal in the Red Corner are voted to have barbecued the most delicious sausages and burgers.

Trev the Rev presesents them with the Castle Coop Smoke -Off Trophy.

Smoke Off trophy RED

c) Neither of the above.

 

To all those who are on the verge of ticking either a) or b), here is a clue as to the correct answer:

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Brown Owl orchestrated a Barbecue Smoke-Off Coup!

Yes she really did … it was a totally brilliant surprise coup!

 

Brown Owl’s Wild Card entry – the Brownies toasting marshmallows  for us all on a bonfire – made toast of both the Blue team and the Red team.

Declaring the Brownies victorious, Trev the Rev presented them each with a Camp Fire Badge and Brown Owl who was blushing with pride, held the Castle Coop BBQ Smoke-Off Trophy aloft.  As our dear vicar pronounced, there are times at a barbecue when nothing ” tastes quite so good as a well toasted marshmallow!”

Mmm, yum – ambrosia!

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Yours wondering if any other village has a Brown Owl quite like ours…

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2 Comments

  1. I trust that the Agent has laid in the champagne, the Chairman is preparing some of his most scrumptious sausages and that Castle Coop is fully engaged to celebrate November 2nd, the most important date on the village calendar. Many felicitations from all the crew.

    • Thank you so much- flowers everywhere & am full of pink champagne so feeling v.happily pie-eyed!

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