I posted a news clip about UK cuisine a couple of weeks ago that, among other things, got me roasted by irate Brits and started the infamous Haggis Thread. This is the follow up from today's InfoBeat News: UK's favourite cook cracks success with eggs LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The television chef who got a roasting last month for teaching Britons how to boil an egg has in fact cracked a recipe for success. Egg sales have soared by 1.3 million a day since Delia Smith, Britain's best-selling cookery writer, launched her back to basics television show six weeks ago, egg producers said on Wednesday. Smith, who a few years ago turned cranberries from an exotic fruit into an everyday staple in British supermarkets, was initially attacked by some of her celebrity cook rivals for insulting the intelligence of viewers with her detailed instructions on making toast, boiling eggs and cooking omelettes. But the 10 percent increase in egg sales suggests she is more in touch with the nation's notoriously bad cooks than more adventurous television chefs. "`Whatever Delia turns her hands to become immensely popular, and we're delighted she chose eggs,'' said Garham Muir, marketing manager at Stonegate Farmers. A recent opinion poll highlighted the limitations of Britons in the kitchen. Of those who said they cook, 36 percent listed making sandwiches as their main cookery skills, and 31 percent cited toast. ^REUTERS@ JB A Terrible Beauty is Born :) -- ********************************* John Benz Fentner, Jr. Unionville, Connecticut, USA http://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/ "Lex Non Favet Delicatorum Votis" *********************************