15 AUGUST 1952, Page 14

Sia,—May I support Janus's attack on the prune ? This

unlovely fruit, we are told, is excellent when well cooked; suffice it to say that good prune-cooks must be extinct. Certainly there are none in schools, where prune-suffering is most acute. As to the nutritional value of the prune, one is reminded of Nebuchadnezzar's remark on his vegetarian diet, who said: " . . . as he munched the unaccustomed food, It may be wholesome, but it is not good !"