STOCK TIP

If you find yourself slaving over a hot stove come Christmas Day and it's down to you to produce the gravy for the bird, fear not.

Stalker’s hot of the press stock tip is - if you’re making stock adding a few mushrooms helps to absorb fat and gives flavour.

There you go - it’s not the kind of stock tip that’ll make you millions, but it will help make a yummy gravy.

The other tip for making stock at Christmas is, start making it in the morning!