cookery in schools

I just heard that the Government have received letters from various health professionals and celebs, that cookery in schools should be part of the national curriculum. well i definately agree to this, as when i was in school a long time ago, well there was no cookery course for me!!. The only cookery i had was in food tech, and we only did cookery once or twice. One of them i made gingerbread biscuits, which was very very rock hard. so i think it is important, not only to increaase their skills, but also to inspire them to be creative at home, and to make food from scratch, and not to rely on the supermarkets, as we do not know what is going into that meal.

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