Murder Mystery Evening

MURDER MYSTERY EVENING

You are invited to attend a murder mystery evening set in the Swiss Alps.  You will be given a character to play and one of you is the murderer.  The investigation will be lead by Herr Shave, but see if you can identify the murderer before he can!!

The evening will be in three parts, so make sure that you have food and drink for the intervals.  In the intervals you will be able to chat to friends on the screen or friends at home.  The suggested menu for the evening is mulled wine with Swiss Rosti, Swiss Cheese Fondue and Double Chocolate Swiss Roll.  Recipes can be provided - see below.

You will be asked to play a character which will involve you in asking a few questions of other guests.  You will be guided as to what to ask. Some of the more outward going may wish to dress appropriately for your part!

Please donate £2 per person (or more if you are feeling generous) to our Rotary Chraities by going to Just Giving.

justgiving.com/campaign/mystery

Contact Clive Richardson

SWISS ROSTI  (SERVES 12)

INGREDIENTS
 10 strips of streaky bacon
 2.5kg white potatoes
 2 onions
 Olive oil
 Butter
DIRECTIONS
1. Fry the bacon until crisp, then cut it into pieces and set aside on a plate lined with kitchen paper.
2. Peel, roughly cut and boil the potatoes for 5 minutes only.
3. Once the potatoes are cool enough, pat them dry and grate them into a large boil, mixing with some olive oil to stop them sticking.
4. Grate the onion and add to the potato mix, along with the bacon.
5. Add salt and pepper to the mix.
6. Spread the mix right across two greased baking trays.
7. Cover the top with dots of butter (or cheese) and bake at 180 °C (gas mark 5) for at least one hour, until the potatoes are cooked through and crisp on top.

SWISS CHEESE FONDUE  (SERVES 12)

INGREDIENTS
 1 garlic clove
 150 ml kirsch (cherry brandy)
 6 teaspoons cornstarch
 1kg Gruyère cheese, shredded
 1kg Emmenthal cheese, shredded
 3 pieces of Laughing Cow cheese
 1.5 bottles of white wine (e.g. Chasselas or Sauvignon Blanc)
 Lots of crusty white bread to dip
DIRECTIONS
You could make a simple fondue just by melting lots of cheese. This is the full Swiss recipe. Ideally you want a big round-based fondue pot that you can keep warm with a little burner on the table, but failing that any big pan will do.
1. Cut the bread into squares that fit on a fork (preferably a fondue fork), and lay out kirsch on the table. 2. Peel the garlic clove and rub the inside of the fondue pot with it. 3. Put the fondue pot on the hob at a medium heat, add the wine and cheeses and stir it gently until it all the cheese melts.
4. Dissolve the cornstarch into the kirsch, then add this mix to the pot. 5. Keep stirring for about 20 minutes until the sauce is smooth and bubbly, then remove from the heat and serve.
6. The proper etiquette is to spear some bread on you fork with the crust outwards, dip it into the fondue pot scraping the bottom and sides (to help prevent the cheese sticking), then pull it out and eat the bread without your teeth touching the fork. No double dipping! You can also optionally dip your bread in kirsch before the fondue pot.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SWISS ROLL  (SERVES 8)

INGREDIENTS
 3 Medium eggs
 75 g caster sugar
 75 g plain flour
 25g Cocoa
 75 g icing sugar
 75 g soft margarine
 75 g cooking chocolate
DIRECTIONS
1. Whisk the eggs and sugar together in a large bowl until thick and creamy.
2. Sieve the flour and cocoa into the mix, add two dessert spoons of water and gently fold it all together.
3. Pour into a greased and lined Swiss roll tin (a shallow rectangular tin about 35cm by 20cm by 2 cm) and cook for 10-12 minutes at 200⁰C (gas mark 6). You can tell it’s ready when the top is springy
4. While the cake is still warm turn it out onto a large piece of greaseproof paper or baking parchment that’s dusted with sugar. Roll it up with the paper in the middle, and allow it to cool.
5. For the buttercream filling, first beat together the butter and icing sugar.
6. Melt the chocolate in chunks in a glass bowl over a pan of boiling water (or carefully in the microwave) and add to the butter and icing sugar mix.
7. Unroll the cake, add the filling, and roll it up again.
8. Dust the whole thing with some icing sugar to serve.