EN PASSANT

WE NOTE with dismay that the Quiz crossword has vanished from the puzzle page, and the Target word has been dumbed down. The Quiz crossword brought us entertainment and amusement. Please reinstate it.

The loss of Angela Day’s thoughtfully themed recipe page means that ludicrously inappropriate recipes are often printed.

Recently a recipe confidently assured us that a particular esoteric ingredient was easily available at Waitrose. Ahem. My nearest Waitrose from Benoni is approximately 9 000km away, in the UK.

The fritter recipe reprinted from a Scandinavian cookbook has celeriac and parsley root as the two main ingredients.

Would the Verve editor kindly advise where these can be bought in Joburg? Such irrelevant recipes are a waste of space. Yours sincerely Westdene, Benoni

It is, however, very fair to note some policy proposals are progressive.

The example can include the radical economic transformation. However, increasing the child grant age could be a problem. Where is the money going to come from? South Africa is spending a lot on grants as it stands.

Let’s hope that, this time around, things will improve and taxpayers’ money will be put to good use. Rhetoric alone won’t help. Braamfontein