18 OCTOBER 1986, Page 26

Crayfish

Sir: I am not a vegetarian, food faddist or one of the 'nut-cutlet' brigade so gloriously parodied by George Orwell. Nevertheless, I wonder if other readers were as horrified as I upon reading Sheila Hutchins's account of cooking crayfish ('Crazy about crayfish', 20 September). Would Sheila Hutchins also turn a brilliant red and die instantly if she was immersed in boiling salted water, or would she survive to pen further culinary horror stories for our benefit?

L. Nation

PO Box 360, Hawthorn 3122, Victoria, Australia