Too many cooks, as his mother used to say.
The young cooks used fresh herbs and spices as if they were going out of style - to cut down on salt.
The cooks had probably used it to fight rats and other pests.
It was often too strongly flavored if the cook used standard proportions of coffee to water.
To get a flavour of how British cooks might have used almonds in the past, we need to look east.
The cooks used to eat standing up while they worked, but for the past six months, they have come out to the dining room.
Every kitchen comes equipped with some storage space, but most cooks could always use a little more.
Normal cooks would use hard liquor more for dramatic effect, flaming it, maybe.
Now eclectic cooks can use both the fruit and the vine.
Although the risk has not been determined, cooks can use several techniques at home to avoid problems altogether.