THOSE seeking a practical alternative to plates for serving food (Letters, Sept 6 & 20), could return to the medieval practice of thick slices of four-day-old brown bread.
These absorb the gravy or sauces, are an extra food item for use by the diner or as a doggy-bag (in the old days, these were given to the poor waiting outside the back door). They would also save the need for washing-up.
Use of slates is merely a pretentious trendy fad.
Jeremy Godwin
Penrith
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