Breaking old cookware news… Local amateur archaeologists have unearthed what is being described, by other amateur archaeologists, as the find of the century. The local amateur archaeologists were mindlessly digging around in the sandpit in the children’s playground when they discovered what appeared to be some broken pottery in amongst the disguarded syringes and used condoms. Once they had dug out the remains and repaired to a real-ale pub they realised the real magnitude of their find. It appears our local bearded heroes have discovered the world’s oldest casserole dish. One of these chaps (it’s always blokes isn’t it) said “It probably dates back a few hundred years, to the bronze age or whatever a really old time long ago is called.” he then added “Until now chef’s thought the casserole dish was had been invented in the 19th century by Louis Pasteur (the father of one pot cookery), so this find turns history on his head. We’ll be getting it carbon dated to date it precisely and then, we are hoping to have it glued back together by next Easter so we can start cooking in it again. Just as our ancestors did.” Christine Batley. Chief Pot Boiler Reporter. Beckworth Guardian
(Above) Local history people dig up the ancient casserole dish
(Above) an artists impression of how the ancient casserole dish would most likely have looked in ancient times
