Hon. Chairman:  

Colin (Badger) Tilzey.

We are proud to have Colin as our chairman.

His experience in the past annual Pickled Liver Rally Assoc  (UK Branch) is invaluable. He is a regular contributor to these pages with many exciting recipes.

Colin likes almost everything HOT and Crunchy and delights in highly spiced pickled onions.

He at present taking a tour of the USA to promote British Pickled Onions to the natives of that country. They have lost the skills of pickling over the years of isolation from their motherland. He is pictured here in Germany on a beer tasting event.

Hobbies include: Wine glass balancing (asleep), cooking chillies, eating pickled onions.

BPOA Officers

Chairman

Vice Chairman

Secretary

Treasurer

Research Specialist

American Liaison

Judge

Adviser and judge

Links:

National Onion Association USA

Sarsons Vinegar

Pickling

Onion Fun Facts

Onion Health Benefits

Onions (Allium cepa)

 

 Belong to the lily family, the same family as garlic, leeks, chives, scallions and shallots. There are over 600 species of Allium, distributed all over Europe, North America, Northern Africa and Asia. The plants can be used as ornamentals, vegetables, spices, or as medicine. There are over 120 different documented uses of the Alliums.

 

Healthy eating.

The Onion has been used for centuries not just to add flavour to foods but also for its therapeutic properties.  The onion has an antibacterial and antifungal properties.

Some people mixed vinegar with onion juice and apply it in their freckles and warts, it is believed that it can remove/reduce this skin problems.

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British Pickled Onion Assoc please email:

 info@bpoa.co.uk

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Vice Chairman:

Wilfred Warmbottom.

A resident of the fabled Chaffcombe Chimes in the ancient County of Wessex he is reputed to be the inspiration for The Hobbit by Tolkien.

His knowledge of pickling with vinegar is well known. Winner on four consecutive occasions of the prestigious annual Somerset Onion prize for best presentation,  taste and crunchiness. Pictured here in the Stoke sub Hamdon tree climbing contest 2010. He was runner up to the Treasurer who won by a handsome margin. Wilfred is also renowned for his Beer and Wine  brewing activities. He is shown here wearing his favourite hobbit hat.

Onion Research Specialist:

Mrs Louise Ruth Tilzey-Bates

Our resident specialist. Pictured here preparing the ground for her research in the Royal Onion Beds and botanical gardens.  Devoted mother of six, Colin, Bryony, Benjamin, Meg, Jess Marmalade and Maisy.

Her hobbies include tidy parties, pressing the bubbles on bubble wrap, soup making and speed embroidery. Her family fondly regard her as the "soup dragon".

Mrs Lyn Hiscock.

Onion lover and Devout member of the Bishops Ring at Chester. Her hobbies include wine tasting, badger baiting, cat cuddling, trawling charity shops and car boot sales.

Pictured here in France incognito. Lyn took on the job as judge having been closely associated with many pickled partners. She is pictured in the French alps at a French Onion tasting session between pistes.

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Secretary

Mrs Judith Tilzey. Judith's organisational skills are well placed for such a demanding national job as secretary to this busy association.

Pictured here wearing the family heirloom the "Norton Tiara" during a family reception.

Valued at Christies at £280,000.00. This Tiara has been in the family for 200 years.

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American Liaison Officer

The latest recruit to our cause is Joanna  our special USA Representative and has taken on the position of Chief Liaison Officer and will be responsible for recruitment and fundraising for the  PA. USA chapter of the BPOA.

Joanna's hobbies include millinery, hopscotch and vintage armed rebellion.

Contact her at Westmoreland History USA

Treasurer:

Bryan "safety pin" Tilzey:

Best know for his tree climbing skills in the regular tree climbing competition held every year at Stoke -sub-Hamdon Somerset. Much cider, cheese and Pickled onions are consumed. This boyish event is hampered by the obligatory size 12 wellington boots.

Although retired he has managed to secure a full time job as stable boy to The Rt Hon Duchess Deborah of Odcombe.  His hobbies include photography, alcohol reduction exercises and motor vehicle re- assembly and part appropriation.

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Adviser: Alfred Twoshoes Tucker. Pictured here on location for BBC searching for wild onions in the Somerset levels.

Alfred is a connoisseur of wild onions and has over the years evolved a nose to locate the hard to find specimens.

His hobbies include unprotected winter surfing, hoax phone calls, ordering take away's and practising other religions.

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