Four Puddings and a Funeral Quotes

“World War II could probably have been avoided if Hitler had got more bran in his cereal.”
― H.Y. Hanna, Four Puddings and a Funeral

“Mabel was the leader of a group of senior ladies, known affectionately as the “Old Biddies”, who ruled the village of Meadowford-on-Smythe with a meddling fist and prying nose. Like many retired pensioners, Mabel and her three friends—Glenda, Florence, and Ethel—had time on their hands and energy to spare. The problem was, instead of directing it towards knitting, gardening, and grandchildren, the Old Biddies seemed to have developed an unhealthy interest in crime. When they weren’t reading Agatha Christie novels, they were busy trying to re-enact one, and their meddling in recent murder cases had already given local police a big headache.”
― H.Y. Hanna, Four Puddings and a Funeral

“There are a lot of words that have completely different meanings, depending on the context. ‘Tea’ is another one. It can mean the hot beverage… or it can mean an afternoon snack of cakes and scones, accompanied by the hot beverage… or it can mean that time of day when you’d have this snack… or it can even mean an early evening meal for people who live in the North of England. They don’t call it dinner or supper—they call it tea.” I”
― H.Y. Hanna, Four Puddings and a Funeral