Shock, horror, tartrazine!

I've been sadly neglecting this blog under the twin pressures of work and a new obsession with Twitter and a whole bunch of other social-media stuff (warning: don't go there). Every morning on the walk to school I think "Damn, I forgot the camera again!" -- usually shortly after "Aagh, we're going to be late again!". I think I made a resolution about not doing any of this, but it's not been massively successful so far.

Anyway, random surprise of my day yesterday: in the supermarket, stocking up on baking supplies and Easter eggs for the long weekend. I don't normally buy yellow sugar -- apparently it's used in pickles -- but was brought up short by this large announcement on the packet: "Now Tartrazine Free!" They put tartrazine? In sugar? Dear heavens above preserve us...

Stay tuned for pictures of Sekkie's Easter egg tree...