This week
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Cooking up memories
Letter of the week
This was my mum’s cookery book, it’s the only one I can ever remember her using! It was published in 1976 so is in pretty good condition for a little paperback that’s nearly 50 years old. It has my go-to recipes for Christmas pudding and toad-in-the-hole. Some things we inherit are so precious, even though they have no monetary value. Mum read your magazine every week and I’ve carried on having a subscription. It feels like keeping a little connection with her.
PUSHING THE ENVELOPE
I have a good idea for when you’re writing cards. I hate licking the envelopes, so I get an egg cup and put a drop of cold water in it. Then I dip the tip of a cotton bud into the water and run it along the sticky edge of the envelope. That way, there’s no nasty taste left in my mouth when sealing it down.
PAWS FOR THOUGHT
This is my granddaughter’s beautiful horse,
