[Templates] sorting a multi-valued hash

[Jonathan Mangin]

Hi,

Is it possible to sort a multi-valued hash?
In psuedo-code (all cols are text):

   $menu{id} = [concat(col2,col3), col2, col3];

I hoped it would default to sorting on value.0, but output
appears random.

   [% FOREACH item IN menu.sort %]
      [% IF menu.$item.1 == rows.0.1 %]
         <option value="[% item %]" selected>[% menu.$item.0 %]
      [% ELSE %]
         <option value="[% item %]">[% menu.$item.0 %]
      [% END %]
   [% END %]

Two (or more) of these constructs in the template sort in
the same order.  It must not be random but I can't see the
pattern.  Is there anything else I can do to get a sort on
value.0?

Thanks,
Jon