When I was at secretarial college back in the mid 1970s the majority of us young ladies were taught to type on manual typewriters and took our turn in getting to grips with the five complicated to operate, cranky electric ones. And woe betide anyone who sought the assistance of the “magic” invisibility cloak of Tippex!

This is a nice, easy and cheap addition to your Christmas finger buffet party table!

The dish is said to be enough to provide 26 balls but obviously it’s a bit hit and miss as it depends on how big your balls are!!

If you don’t like walnuts or Stilton you could of course experiment with other nuts and/or crumbly cheese. This is an unusual buffet dish which is ideal for your vegetarian friends – makes a change from bog standard veggie fare!!