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SPORTING heroes Jonny Wilkinson and Gary Lineker, revered by boys across the world for their legendary skills on the pitch, are less known for the talents in the kitchen, such as a spicy stew or fruity pitta bread.
But it is their gastronomic gusto which a group of parents hope will inspire a generation of Yorkshire lads to cook.
In a bid to encourage their sons to learn how to prepare healthy, nutritious meals, the Parents' Association of Ermysted's Grammar School is compiling a recipe book to tempt them into the kitchen.
Pupils at the all-boys school in Skipton have written to sports stars, chefs and local businesses, and their efforts have been rewarded with an array of recipes from celebrities across the country.
With a paprika beef stew from Gary Lineker and a hot chocolate fondant from Gordon Ramsay, the boys will not have any excuse for living on a diet of beans on toast when they head for university – although parents will hope that they learn to cook like the television chef rather than swear like him.
Chef Antony Worrall Thompson has sent a recipe for grilled tuna nicoise while Yorkshire's Gervase Phinn tickles the taste buds with a smoked salmon roulade.
Ermysted's headmaster, Graham Hamilton, said: "We're keen for the boys to prepare properly for university by learning how to cook for themselves. It is an important skill for life and we are very concerned about diet and nutrition."
One of Yorkshire's celebrity chefs, Rosemary Shrager, who has taught people the culinary art from her cookery school at Swinton Park, Masham, since 2003, has donated her recipe for braised knuckle of lamb with butter bean puree.
And if that doesn't tempt the boys, a classic Fisherman's Pie from sous chef Craig Allen at the Coniston Hotel, near Skipton, may do the trick.
Mr Allen said: "It was an honour for The Coniston Hotel to contribute to the school's planned publication. We are confident it will encourage them to cook in the future and give them a sneak peak at the culinary tricks of the chef trade."
He plans to visit the school to demonstrate how to rustle up his dish.
The recipe book also features a details of a recipe sent from Ermysted's partner school, Zahira College, in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
From September 2011 all schools will have to teach cookery but Ermysted's hopes to give its pupils a head start next year.
Sonia Clough, of the parents' association, said: "We are trying to encourage the boys to learn to cook. When they go to university they have to fend for themselves, be independent and cook healthy nutritious meals.
"I think that because domestic science has been removed from schools for such a long time, there is a generation that has missed out on it. I think it's important that it is being reintroduced and they will have the opportunity to learn to cook. There is a lot to be learned from it.
"The boys are very interested – all boys are interested in food! They are all keen to learn and have a go. I think that boys who have brothers who are away at university have realised what they will have to do.
Money raised from the recipe book, which is expected to be available in the summer term from the school, will be put towards school funds to buy additional resources for the boys.
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