Marks & Spencer, one our favourite department stores with a most amazing, if somewhat pricey, food hall are currently looking to fortify some of their food items with Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin due to its links with the sunlight.

My great aunt, a very forthright woman, told me a very strange and eerie tale when I was a child. I did publish it in very brief terms two or three years ago before I'd gained in confidence with my writing, but here it is in full. My mother has recently found a letter which confirms the main details.

This makes a superb quick lunch or you can serve it up with a salad for a more filling meal. The smoked salmon and soft crumbly cheese with chives add another dimension and what's more you won't be slaving over a hot stove to produce this feast for a king … or queen!