Forget picky bits - get the spreadables out | Brief letters

Picnic principles | Small alien invasion | Tim Curry tribute | Vomiting tennis players | Plenty of road leftDecades before the scourge of picky bits (The hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term picky bits, 31 August), our family had spreadables. We were allowed as many slices of bread as we wanted, but there were rules. No sweet spreadables (honey, jam, marmalade) before wed eaten at least one savoury (Heinz sandwich spread, Marmite, fish paste).Judith EagleLondon Sheila...