PUDDING BOWL - the draw

[Simster]

Group A to be drawn first.

I will post as groups are drawn...

 

[Simster]

Group A:

Lemon Meringue
Bread and Butter Pudding
Summer pudding
Viennetta
Spotted Dick

 

[Simster]

Group B

Pavlova
Creme Brulee
Chocolate pudding with chocolate sauce
Treacle Tart
Treacle Sponge



Immediately we see that the Excel RAND function has handed us a treacle derby in that one. Marvellous.

 

[Simster]

Group C

Tarte Tatin
Bakewell tart
Mango Mess (Eton's ugly stepchild)
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Gu Hot Choc Souffle

 

[Tooting Gull]

Treacle tart and treacle sponge together. Hell of a derby.

 

[8ace]

Group B

Pavlova
Creme Brulee
Chocolate pudding with chocolate sauce
Treacle Tart
Treacle Sponge



Immediately we see that the Excel RAND function has handed us a treacle derby in that one. Marvellous.

Two bread based dishes in group A as well.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Treacle tart and treacle sponge together. Hell of a derby.

You can imagine the elder statesmen in the room having a snigger when they were pulled out together

 

[Simster]

Group D

Syrup Sponge
Black Forest Gateau
Arctic Role
Angel Delight
Egg Custard tart


Every chance there for the controversial Angel Delight entry I'd have thought.

 

[Simster]

Group E

Chocolate Tart
Profiteroles
Sussex pond pudding
Rice Pudding
Cheese with biscuits (grapes, celery, chutney)


Home favourite in favourable draw shock. fix fix etc

 

[Simster]

Group F

Gooseberry Fool (RIP BoF's granny)
Banoffee pie
Fruit based Cheesecake
Lemon drizzle cake
Key Lime Pie

 

[Tooting Gull]

Group D

Syrup Sponge
Black Forest Gateau
Arctic Role
Angel Delight
Egg Custard tart


Every chance there for the controversial Angel Delight entry I'd have thought.

Maybe we should call BFG 'Schwarzwalder kirschtorte', all the really big competitions need a German presence. And, of course, never write it off.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Group F

Gooseberry Fool (RIP BoF's granny)
Banoffee pie
Fruit based Cheesecake
Lemon drizzle cake
Key Lime Pie

Cheesecake and Banoffee pie battle it out. Tough draw for them

 

[Simster]

Group G

Pecan Pie
Pineapple upside down
Knickerbocker Glory
Christmas Pudding
Trifle/sherry trifle


Which means:

Group H

Fruit Crumble
Eton Mess
Apple Pie
Tiramasu
Pancakes


And that concludes the draw. The contest will start later this afternoon, but lets just catch our breath for a moment...

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Sim - is it one through from each group?

 

[Simster]

Top two go through

 

[Tooting Gull]

Very difficult for Christmas pudding in August. A winter event would have been more favourable.

 

[Tooting Gull]

You can imagine the elder statesmen in the room having a snigger when they were pulled out together

Indeed. North Korea v South, Galatasary v Fenerbahce - nothing on this. They really hate each other.

 

[Notters]

Don't forget Bannoffee Pie is also a home favourite. We could've had a local derby there.

 

[Simster]

Don't forget Bannoffee Pie is also a home favourite. We could've had a local derby there.

Yes. A fairly good draw for the Bannoffee pie, what with goosberry fool effectively making up the numbers and turning it into a 4 horse race.

Bannoffee and Cheesecake to go through I think.

 

[Man of Harveys]

I know it's too late for this but what exactly is something apparently called "Mango Mess" doing in there? That sounds more like a Club 18-30 drinking game. Or even a post-Club 18-30 STI. Surely the Honduras/New Zealand/England of the tournament.