Right, decision made: compost and tins recycled. Or I could give them to the friends that think this option is taking food out of the mouths of children, and lumber the friends with the dilemma.) BTW, Jalima: not all Lidl tinned stuffed aubergines are horrible. These were a different brand from others I have bought in there before, which were v. nice. Avoid the ones in turquoise tins. Re Bread and Butter pudding: lovely stuff but imho if you want the Gold Standard in Bread and Butter puddings, look up the recipe for Egyptian B&B pudding, called Umm Ali. It's even better, and comes with interesting folklore back stories.