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• Chooseplain,notcutor
  colouredglass,soyoucansee
  thecolourofthewineclearly.


• Picka glasswitha relatively
  longstemsoyoucanholdit
  fromthere,ratherthanby
  thebowl,andpreventyour
  fingerswarmingthewine.


• Goforthinglass– it feels
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• A tulipshapeconcentrates
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• Avoidsmallglasses.The
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  Dartington
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  WhiteandRed
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  dartington.co.u

HOWTOSPOTARIPEPINEAPPLE

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cheapestnow.Thebestwaytopickouta ripepineappleistogivethebase

a sniffandchooseonewitha sweetfruityaroma.Andseep63forhow

tomakepineappleflowerdecorationsfora specialMother’sDaybake.→

Startwiththerighttypeofspud:weused
bakingpotatoesbecausethey’reevenly
sizedandarechosenfromflouryvarieties
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1 THECLASSICOVENMETHODSettheoven
to200°C/180°Cfan/gas6.Prickthepotatoes
alloverwitha fork,rubwitholiveoil,then
putona bakingsheet.Cuta crossonthetop,
thensprinklewithsalt.Bakefor1 hour.
TheresultDeepgoldenwitha thick,
crispskinandlight,fluffypotatoinside.
2 THECONVENIENCEMETHODSetthe
ovento200°C/180°Cfan/gas6.Prick
thepotatoesalloverwitha fork,then
putona microwave-proofplate.Cut
a crossonthetop,thenmicrowaveon
highfor 10 minutes.Carefullymovethe
hotpotatoestoa bakingsheet,rubwith
oil,sprinklewithsalt,thenbakeinthe
ovenfor20-30minutesuntilgolden.
TheresultA thinlayerofcrispskinwith
a fluffycentrebutwitha slightlymottled
andbobblytexturefromthemicrowave.
3 QUICK-ROASTMETHODAlsoknownas
theLindseyBarehammethod,namedafter
thefoodwriter.Cutthepotatoesinhalf
horizontally.Cuta diamondpatterninthe
fleshofthecutsides,about2-3cmdeep.
Ruballoverwithoil,thenputona baking
trayandsprinklewithsalt.Putina cold
oven,thenturntheoventoitshighest
setting.Checkthepotatoesafter 30 minutes.
TheresultThismethodquicklycreates
crisppotatoeswitha prettypatternbutnot
muchfluffycentre.Thecookedpotatoes
werealsopronetounevencolouring.

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