I am 90 and self-isolating, and am not known for my cooking. But Helen Keating’s letter (29 April) got me out of my chair and into the kitchen, and my wife and I used her recipe to make chutney with ingredients that were to hand. It was straightforward and, as she said, did not involve stinking the house out. So thank you for getting us going and teaching us a new recipe. We’ve enjoyed ourselves and feel better for it. We will know in a couple of months what our work tastes like!
John Chambers
Romsey, Hampshire
• During the excavation of a cupboard, I unearthed a copy of the Guardian and Observer Guide to Games: Part 1, from November 2008. With the lockdown, might it be time for it to be seen second time around? I see it’s also online. The tidying has been abandoned in favour of the section entitled “Tricks and trumps”.
Jacqueline Wilks
Winchester
• Morse code clapping might be too subtle for the average Thursday evening (Letters, 29 April). I’ve taken to using a fairly straightforward chant: “What do they want?” “PPE” “When do they want it?” “NOW!”
Dave Headey
Faringdon, Oxfordshire
• Matt Hancock’s new goal to restore “each citizen’s right to do as they please” suggests the government has embraced anarchism. Can I rejoin the EU?
Colin Richardson
London
• Could the prime minister’s reluctance on face masks be motivated by a reluctance to urge us to look like bank robbers?
Chris Palmer
Doonfoot, South Ayrshire
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