Ah - but the MHICE has the original manuscript - the one with the expurgated ingredients still included.

Plus there is the twelve volume encyclopaedia culinaria, written on temperature sensitive sheets which, if allowed to get to room heat, will liquify.

Also in the miles of greenhouses grow the carefully tended herbs and spices required, selected for their potency and effectiveness. Steam pipes and sun lamps encourage their growth, until the time comes for them to be put to use in the service of their adopted country.

Only experienced ladies of a certain age are allowed to make the Strawberry Wobbler with active ingredients, and even then they snigger.