I cannot believe that Tim Dowling failed to mention the humble, but oh so sustaining, egg banjo (Cracking! 17 deeply comforting fried egg recipes – from breakfast to a spaghetti surprise, 26 September). Has he never felt the joy seeping into his soul at 3.30am on a stormy night shift as he consumed this egg-based comestible, consisting of nothing more than cheap white bread, cheaper margarine, a fried egg and an oily thumb-print?
Polly Llwynfedwen
Brecon, Powys
• Tim Dowling’s take on comforting fried egg recipes is fine as far as it goes. But no buck rarebit? He has failed to crack out the most comforting fried egg recipe of all.
Sean Crawford
Brecon, Powys
