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Ena Baxter
Baxters of Speyside Ltd
Fochabers
Moray
Scotland
IV32 7LD
Dear Baxter's Soup
I have been buying your Cock-a-Leekie soup for many years, and what an absolutely
splendid soup it is too. It is with no small regret then that
I must now make a complaint about it; for on opening my most
recent can, taste buds at the ready and appetite fully whetted,
I was surprised to discover that the contents of the can were
ninety per cent rice. Now I like rice as much as the next man
- as long as the next man isn't a Chinaman of course - but
ninety per cent is a bit too much rice even for a man who
likes rice.
There is no doubt a fault with your rice dispenser and you
would do well to have it checked out. Fortunately I had
another can of Cock-a-Leekie in the cupboard, and I am
happy to report that on opening it I found it to be well
up to Baxters usual excellent standard.
I am sure that being Scottish you will be glad to learn
that the original faulty can wasn't wasted. Parsimony as
well as necessity being the mother of invention, I drained off what little
liquid there was, added milk and sugar to taste,
and had it as a rice pudding for afters. And very nice it was
too, the slight chicken flavour of the rice adding a little
extra interest to what can sometimes be a rather dull pudding.
In fact, thinking about it, if you ever feel the urge to add
puddings to your catalogue of culinary goodies you could do a
lot worse than market it yourselves. Maybe you could call it
'Cock-of-Puddings'?
Yours faithfully  |
