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23 Hillside View
New Mills
HIGH PEAK
SK22 3DF

25th April 1997

Your ref 20517


Miss M Macpherson
Quality Audit Manager
Baxter's of Speyside Ltd
Fochabers
Scotland
IV32 7LD

Dear Miss Macpherson

I was sorry to learn that you don't make desserts, but then at one time you didn't make soups did you, so I'm quite sure you will change your mind once you've tasted Cock-of-Puddings, a sample of which I enclose. This is the definitive version, and consists of 4 parts of Ambrosia Creamed Rice to 1 part of Baxters Cock-a-Leekie Soup, half a teaspoon of honey, quarter of a teaspoon of minced root ginger, and a little nutmeg. Utter bliss!

I haven't got canning facilities of course, but the old salmon tin I have put it in has been thoroughly sterilised in Milton, before re-sealing the tin lid with superglue, so you have nothing to fear on the health front.

My family and I plan to visit your Visitors Centre on the 23rd of May, and your factory the following day, all being well. By then you and Ena Baxter will have had the chance to sample Cock-of-Puddings and evaluate it. Indeed I will be very surprised if you're not producing it in vast quantities in one of your huge kettles by then. Whereabouts is you office, I'll drop in on you?

Incidentally, the expression 'to die for', which I told you was used by Laura Barker to describe Cock-of-Pudding, proved to be a little unfortunate, as two days later she dropped dead. But I'm quite sure it had nothing to do with the pudding.

My regards to you.


Yours faithfully