Luke put the £1,000 in the oven to keep safe as he did not realise it had been used to cook food for the pub’s pool team.
Mr Talbot returned home in the early hours of Friday morning to find what Luke had done.
As Luke entered the pub to work his Friday night shift he was given a loud round of applause from the pub’s regulars who have relished the chance to make fun of his blunder.
A mock menu has gone up in the pub, called Luke’s Credit Crunch Menu, featuring ‘profitless rolls’ with ‘moneyaise sauce’ and ‘half pound salad’.
Luke said: “I don’t think I will ever live this down. At first I thought Martin was winding me up when he told me that the oven was still on and the money was being cooked.
