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Never forget that you can do things with a slice of lemon, a spoonful of olive oil, and a courgette that will leave the family helpless with laughter, but you could get arrested. A radish lightly grated into a glass of Guinness, providing an interesting aperitif, particularly before a dish of Mexican food - but don't stand near any naked flames for at least forty-eight hours afterwards.
HOW TO EAT WELL ON FOUR POUNDS A WEEK Living straitened circumstances does not mean you must have a bland or uninteresting diet. Think of the dishes you could prepare from the materials, vegetables and plants that are all around you in every day life: Privet Mousse Tadpole Meunere Rat de Poivre Wellington Wellington Risotto de UB40 Escalopes de Ginger Tom en Papillotes Croquettes de Chickweed Ouefs Sparrow Fines Herbes Champignons Mur Humide And probably the piece de la resistance: Hearing Aids in Chocolate. THIS WEEK'S RECIPE: ANDALUSIAN TOE-NAIL SOUP 2 gross Andalusian Toe-nails 1 cup of warm water 1 pinch of nutmeg 1 pinch of flour 1 pinch of coriander 1 lump of butter 2 onions 1 packet of Rennies Fry the onions and lightly sear the toe-nails in the butter making sure they don't stick. Add the rest of the stuff, light the blue touch-paper and retire eating Rennies and shouting "Ole!"
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