Cheese, please
Keep it traditional this year with Colston Bassett Baby Stilton half at £31.25 (inc. p&p) from affineurs The Bath Cheese Company. Don’t baste the dear little thing with port, just scoop from the middle with a spoon and save the last crusty bits for potting-up (as they did in Mrs Beeton’s day) with an equal volume of softened butter, a dash of tabasco and a slug of whisky or brandy; keep in the fridge and serve it with celery sticks or a crisp apple. It’s gorgeous on toast for breakfast (with or without a spoonful of marmalade). 01225 448748
Special smoked salmon
A Royal Fillet of smoked salmon from London-cure Forman
