26 MAY 1967, Page 28

Consuming interest

Sir: Accurate knowledge of elementary French is fairly widespread among educated people in this country, including your readers. I suggest, there- fore, that Leslie Adrian, if he wishes to pontificate about claret, the Guide des Relais Routiers and so on, should not show his basic ignorance by query- ing the spelling of poulet a la Hongroise (5 May). How would he spell it?

0. C. Berthoud 13 Shirley Church Road, Croydon Leslie Adrian writes: With a small 'h' for hon- groise.