"I sympathise with Tim Dowling and the challenges of releasing blancmange from a rabbit mould (Jelly's back! Here are three worth making and three that should wobble off to the bin, 12 November). My mistake was adding chopped pineapple to the jelly mix, with the resulting jelly looking as though we were seeing the undigested contents of a rabbit's stomach. My children refused to eat it. Dee Reid Twyford, Berkshire"
"I concur with the researchers (Worth a shout? Yelling is best way to deter gulls, UK study suggests, 12 November). My own longitudinal study reveals an even more effective theft deterrent: always eat your pasty indoors. Charlotte Barry Wadebridge, Cornwall The seagulls here in Devon screech at us: You've taken our fish so we'll take your chips! Peter Reid Plymouth"
Several domestic food anecdotes describe blancmange and jelly-mould problems, including a blancmange shaped like a rabbit that looked like undigested stomach contents after chopped pineapple was added, causing children to refuse it. A recipe tip notes using two sultanas for rabbit eyes. Concerns about local roads draw a comparison between Epstein Road and Savile Row residents. Seagull behaviour and theft deterrence are debated; yelling is noted as a deterrent but an alternative suggestion is to eat pasties indoors. A report of seagulls in Devon anthropomorphically threatens to take chips. Word Wheel coincidences are observed.
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