A mum discovered she had accidentally slow-cooked a £20 note for a fortnight after using the appliance as a last-minute hideaway for her cash. Stacey Goodwin had £350 stuffed into an envelope on her kitchen counter, which was given as a gift from relatives to help fund her mother-in-law's funeral.
Unnerved by having so much cash lying around, the 41-year-old hid it in the nearest spot when she received an unexpected knock at the door early one morning last month. The florist slipped the cash-stuffed envelope into the insert, the gap between the cooking pot and the heating element, and answered the door.
Stacey invited the funeral director in who'd arrived early to discuss the upcoming ceremony and make plans. Stacey dropped the money off at the funeral home two days later but failed to notice that a £20 note had escaped the envelope.
