Ryder Cup team look to Mrs Langer for help

MRS LANGER’S Black Forest Gateau and a specially-commissioned Ryder Cup Square Pie will be on the menu for the European team en route to America with Virgin Atlantic Airways next week.

Flying on what is the world's longest plane, the Ryder Cup team will tuck into their secret weapon en route a specially-prepared menu.

Virgin chief Richard Branson said the European team will also enjoy Virgin's famous service including in-flight beauty therapists who will offer massages to the players and their partners, as well as the airline's award-winning upper class suites.

"We've even prepared a special menu which includes a unique Ryder Cup Square Pie. Made by Square Pie this contains ingredients representing all the countries of The European Ryder Cup Team.

The Golf Game Pie is a meat pie containing rabbit for England, Scottish venison, wild boar for Germany and during the cooking process the meat will be flamed in Irish whiskey for Ireland.

There is Irish butter in the pastry for Northern Ireland and the meat will be cooked in a red Spanish Rioja wine with a hint of French garlic.

"We asked European Captain Bernhard Langer what his favourite dish is and he told us it was his mother's Black Forest Gateau. We tracked down Mrs Langer, persuaded her to give us the recipe and it will now be served to Bernhard, the team and other guests on board.

"We know length is important to golfers so we'll be flying them out on an Airbus A340-600," Branson said.