One needn’t be royally rich to host a good party
sir – It is unnecessary to spend £2,000 learning how to run a dinner party (Features, August 11) – especially if the teacher advises using a shop-bought pudding.
In my youth, with four children eight years apart, two dogs, a cat and a stick insect, we had dinner parties probably twice a month. It had to be on a Friday, when the cleaner came; the house was trashed by Saturday. I cooked everything from scratch – starter, main course and a choice of puddings. I made the bread and occasionally the cheese. My friends were all superb hostesses.
Why does the younger generation make such a mission of everything in life? They should trust their instincts much more.
Jenny Parsons
Penn, Buckinghamshire