Bangers & Mash in a cone for rainy UK

Gavin Reynolds serves up a 'Mash Cone' at Lakeside shopping centre

After last summer in Britain became a washout, some enterprising vendors have dreamt up an idea that may help them break even if ice-cream sales slump once again. If the heavens open and the temperatures drop there will be some trying to tempt the British public with bangers and mash in a cone. Specially adapted ‘ice-cream’ vans will offer the variation of the familiar 99, but instead of ice-cream, it will be replaced with mashed potato. And to top it off a traditional English sausage! When the story was first reported a few weeks back the Sky News anchor said she found the idea rather queasy during the paper review. But those that came uyp with the ‘Mash Cone’ believe it will be a “nostalgic thrill of buying a cone from a van – but without the chill.” Recent warnings from the Met Office say that Britain is likely to experience wetter summers because of global warming [Daily Express].