7 MARCH 1992, Page 25

Castrato

Sir: In Venus in the Kitchen or Love's Cook- ery Book published in 1952, Norman Dou- glas who was the editor includes two recipes from the book of Cartolomeo Scap- pi, private cook to His Holiness Pope Pius V. One is for Pie of Bulls' Testicles and the other for Testicles of Lamb.

Jean Hamilton

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