Dear Ainsley,
We know from experience that fortune favours the brave. Unfortunately, while I am brave in many arenas (I once handled a ferret WITHOUT gloves) I am terribly cowardly when it comes to the kitchen. Believe it or not despite standing at 5ft 10 in my slippers I am wary of putting chopped vegetables (e.g. sweet potato, mange tout or turnip) into boiling water. Sometimes I even ask my friend George to do it which is unfair because he is temporarily on crutches. Do you have any tips that might help? Maybe you could also suggest a good recipe for George to enjoy when he recovers from his mis-shapen ankle. Nothing containing wheat however.
Yours,
–
Herbert Rumbelow
