National dishes | Monty’s bulb lasagne | ‘Granny’ annexe | Sheriff Hutton to the rescue | Veto v vote
Reading an extract from Luca Cesari’s article to my partner (Pineapple on pizza is an insult to our great Italian cuisine – and here’s why we secretly love it, 7 November) prompted a discussion on mint sauce. I, being a puritanical Welshman, insist on serving it with lamb alone, whereas they insist that it may be a condiment for any dish; locally it is available in chip shops. John Putt Nantwich (Yr Heledd Wen), Cheshire
Keren Levy writes that nobody just “rustles up” a lasagne (Opinion, 9 November). She should have watched Monty Don’s final Gardeners’ World (Television, 6 November): he rustled up a bulb lasagne in no time. Chris Walters Buxton, Derbyshire
I would like to add to the discussion on older women (Letters, 8 November) my dislike of putting them all into the “Granny” box. Many are not grannies, and so-called granny annexes these days are filled with a variety of incumbents, including the next generation unable to buy a house. Val Mainwood Wivenhoe, Essex
If the “infamous 17th-century buccaneer” Findo Gask was causing trouble (Letters, 6 November), we could send for Sheriff Hutton, ably assisted by Constable Burton, to arrest him. Dr John Davies Kirkby in Cleveland, North Yorkshire
I see Donald Trump supporters are copying his Maga-type hat with “Veto” emblazoned on it (Report, 6 November). Perhaps their chances of success would have improved had they learned how to spell “vote”. Robert Acott Chippenham, Wiltshire
