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But cornmeal is also thirsty, and my first attempt — which leaned on a mixture of olive oil, melted butter and a single egg for moisture — was dry, almost crumbly.

"It was a bit damp and there was all this crumbly plaster and stuff in there - then my hand stumbled on this solid object and I pulled out this glass bottle."

Some storms are warm and wet, like frosting; others are cold and dry, like crumbly pastry.

Instead of going for drinks at a fancy London bar and getting a black cab home, we often split a bottle of cheap Tesco wine at one of our crammed and crumbly flats.

The bread was thin and appropriately crumbly, the pate a nice thick schmear and the jalapeño provided quite a kick.