A smidgen of doubt about Trump’s jibe | Brief letters

2026-03-22 - 17:09

Nato ‘cowards’ | Duck dish | Measurements | Small amounts | Chelsea gnomes | Excuses | Floaters Perhaps Donald Trump might encourage his “cowardly” Nato colleagues by reminding them about his heroic efforts during the Vietnam war? (Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances, 21 March). Tony Green Ipswich • My favourite cooking quantity (Letters, 19 March) comes from a wartime recipe for vegetarian duck. The first line reads: “Take a marrow about the size of a duck”. Laurie Baily West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire Continue reading...