No reply from HM yet, but she does seem to have vanished off the radar recently. Such a pity, her stories and advice were absolutely priceless, I wonder what she is up to now? Please dont be embarrassed Suziequeue, at the moment I am not at all sure which of the two salt concentrations was the original correct one, but it is interesting that Lillian uses 185 g per litre, closer to the lower figure. Tamsaddle