18 NOVEMBER 1955, page 28

Wine For Christmas

BY IAN PEEBLES T HE French have a saying that 'Every meal is a banquet with wine.' As it con- cerns a national industry there may be some element of propaganda in it, but this......

Plaques For Britain

BY RAYMOND POSTOATE T HE simplest, if not always the ideal, way of travelling on the Continent is to drive by plaques. In France, especially, I used to go slowly down the......

A Poppy-water For Surfeits

'Brew ten. gallons of Strong Ale-wort; when 'tis cool, work it with Yeast, and add as many fresh Red Poppies as the Wort will conveniently wet, so that you may stir it daily :......