Sooz, No, losing lard is definitely a magical process.. ;-)

As to aduki beans, I've no idea why they are reported to have weight-loss benifits, apart from the fact that like other pulses, the fill you up!?
aduki beans and 'weight loss'


Sarah Brown - I've got one of her books on my shelf, didn't realise it was her recipe though. As to the programme... I have very faint memories. Wasn't everything else as err 'brown' as well as Sarah? I seem to recall it was an era of lentil and sawdust pasties?

Joe, 'Scrapple' sounds a bit like 'Brawn', I had it once and it was perfectly vile, just as one might expect considering what it's made of! I won't detail the contents here for the err sensitive... :-)

I prefer Tartex...