FOOD When you have to change your mind ... FACTS You can change the recipe too! Sometimes you shop in vain for a certain vital ingredient, and have to change your mind at the last moment. So it's useful to have a basic recipe all ready; one that can be varied in two or three ways according to what you find in the shops. QUICK HOT-POT Basic Recipe 8 oz. sausage meat, I onion or leek (about 2 oz.), finely sliced, 1/4 oz. dripping, 1/4 pint boiling water, salt and pepper to taste, I level teaspoon mixed herbs, 4 oz.