The Joneses wrote:

> Looks like fun. My mum always made better roast beef than me in the oven.
> She used to add a little instant coffee for the color & flavor. I like to
> use half a beer. Guess where the other half goes? And no bay leaf?

Was out of bay leaf. And eww, beer. ;-)

Serene (might try the coffee, though. There's always plenty of that
around. Can't live with geeks and avoid it.)