On a roll again

By Chris Valli

The Beavertown Lions Club ladies know a thing or two about cheese rolls - a local/ national delicacy that is a must leading into the cooler months.

The club is taking orders for their ever popular cheese rolls fundraiser which is in its sixth year. Southlander and Lions member Wynnis Phillips says she used to make them down south and says when she joined the Lions Club thought, ‘we’ve gotta have something’.

“You don’t buy too thicker bread of course,” she laughs. “It’s hard work for a few days but being with everybody and getting involved is great.”

Early recipes for the roll date from the 1930s, with the earliest being in a New Zealand newspaper in 1935. The popularity of the delicacy seems to have taken off since the invention of sliced bread in the 1950s, and nowadays, you can find them in cafes, bars or in the kitchen(s) of members from the

Beavertown Lions.

Like the historic tiffs over pavlova, Russell Crowe and Marmite the origin of the cheese roll can also be well debated.

Truth be told, no one really knows how the cheese roll came about, but rest assured the best cheese rolls are found in Marlborough and made by the wonderful team of 40 plus volunteers from the Beavertown Lions Club.

The cheese rolls are $10 for a 10 pack or $5 for 5. The closing date for orders is, Friday, May 12 with pick-ups from the Redwoodtown Community Hall on Saturday May 20th, between 10am to 1pm.

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