As the present inhabitant of Hadleigh rectory, Essex, cited in a letter (6 April) as the residence of Rev Adam Buddle, after whom the buddleia bush was named, I got quite excited. If I played my cards right, could something similar be named after me one day? The Cartwrightia has a good ring to it. Alas, a quick internet check established that Rev Buddle held sway in Hadleigh, Suffolk, and I am plunged once more into obscurity.
Rev Ruth Cartwright
Priest in charge, St James the Less and St Barnabas, Hadleigh, Essex
• Thomasina Miers lists 23 ingredients in her Simple Fix recipe (Feast, 6 April), among them limes, fresh coriander and coconut flakes. The preceding recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi, the master of the not-so-simple fix, has only 13. Time to rename Miers’ column?
Sue Atkins
Lewes, East Sussex
• I was pleased to see Felicity Cloake’s recipe for simnel cake (Feast, 6 April). But I put 12 marzipan balls on the top because I think that after 2,000 years a bit of forgiveness should be given to Judas.
Janet Mansfield
Aspatria, Cumbria
• I read the article in the financial pages (5 April), about the world’s most powerful banker attacking socialism, with great interest, but in the headline, “JP Morgan boss: socialism would be a disaster for US”, why did you spell the word “us” in capitals?
Rick Kempster
Waterlooville, Hampshire
• I’m going potty trying my best to figure out what “hadaway wi’ ya barra an’ sell ya mint” means (Letters, 6 April). Please someone translate for me.
Jan Godfrey
Esher, Surrey
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