20 SEPTEMBER 1986, page 42

Vieille Cuisine I -

I NOTICED in the Times a couple of weeks ago an article by Shona Crawford Poole (such a lovely name). She was hav- ing a terrible time trying to find a properly poached egg.......

Home Life

Drawing the line Alice Thomas Ellis T wo ancient sayings have run together in my mind: 'Don't you know there's a war on?' and 'Get in the queue.' Don't you know there's a queue......