The Pie Floater: An Australian Street Food Memory
In the 1970s, a nursing colleague of Melanie Hewitt from London described an Australian street food known as a “pie floater.” This delicacy was sold from kerbside carts and consisted of a meat pie, thick with gravy, served in a bowl, inverted, and smothered in pea soup. Hewitt shared this memory in a letter to the Guardian.
David Cameron Memory Test: A Father's Blunt Reply
Brenda Cox from Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, recounted an incident during David Cameron’s tenure at No 10. Her father was asked by his doctor to name the prime minister. After a pause, he replied: “I hate his guts!” The doctor laughed and told Cox, pointing at her father, “There’s nothing wrong with him!” This ended the memory test.
Reflections on Human Senselessness
Dave Wieberg from Sheffield empathized with John Crace’s sentiment about football: “Sometimes I wonder if the more football that I watch, the less I understand the game.” Wieberg feels the same about people: “The longer I live and the more I see of us humans, the less sense we make.”
Hand-Knitted Swimwear Revival?
Pauline Jeffreys from Cardiff noted encouragement to choose more sustainable swimwear. She looks forward to a revival of correspondence about the perils of hand-knitted swimwear, referencing the filter article from 29 June.
The Manchester Guardian Roots
Maxwell Rance from Crowcombe, Somerset, commented on Andy Burnham’s speech on Monday, suggesting the Guardian is about to become the Manchester Guardian again. He stated that the paper is a world-leading trendsetter and has never really left its roots.
