My goodness me!

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hannahsaunt · 05/09/2006 09:24

New nanny (nearly 19) and who is proving to be fairly fab, if sometimes naive, phoned me yesterday. I had left instructions that she should put the boys sausages on at x time so that they would be ready when I got home from work/nursery with ds2. She called to ask that although she understood the instructions I had left on how to operate the cooker (grill, more specifically), she didn't actually know how sausages were cooked... so what is taught by way of cooking these days??? (She should have asked ds1 - he knows )

Should clearly add MN disclaimer that they were lovely organic pork & apple sausages with no nasty ingredients

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hunkermunker · 05/09/2006 09:26

Nothing is taught - home economics doesn't exist.

It's food technology now and designing boxes for pizzas to keep them hot in transit.

[despairs]

Twiglett · 05/09/2006 09:27

no they changed it yesterday

they have to teach cooking IF ASKED now

jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 05/09/2006 09:28

THat is very worrying.

Food Tech when i was at school consisted of spag bol, pasta bake, pizzas and cakes.

A lot of emphasis on health nd hygene though (excuse spelling)

Cooking sausages isnt rocket science is it?!

speedymama · 05/09/2006 09:36

Surely she should have learnt that kind of thing at home? I think it is too easy to blame schools for this kind of thing. Did her parents not cook?

PeachyClairHasBadHair · 05/09/2006 10:18

Don't these things normally come with idiot guides on them anyway? Plus a useless serving example showing them with a sprig of parsley

Know loads of teenagers like this. My 5 year old can make a casserol (supervised!) FGS

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hannahsaunt · 05/09/2006 10:54

True re home v school. Don't suppose I learned to grill sausages at school. Does indeed make me wonder what she ate at home and what on earth she makes of the contents of our cupboards and fridge.

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PeachyClairHasBadHair · 05/09/2006 11:01

Will probably sue a Nanny in a few years, better make sure she can cook- can you iamgine? 'OK, that's DS1: only eats veg, chicken skin and fruit; needs to have lard hidden in everything, dairy free please: DS2 will eat anything but fish; DS3 also dairy free- you'll find the vege box in the cupboard, flour on the shelf and lard in the fridge.

See you latetr'

Ain't gonna work is it?

maybe I should launch a range of allergy friendly healthy organic ready meals just for Nannies? Or a similar cookbook LOL? 'Ten things to do with a fennel and chickpeas that your emplyer will adore you for'

PeachyClairHasBadHair · 05/09/2006 11:02

(sorry, use not sue- (!))

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