Cooks warned of turkey fat crisis

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3321177.stm" title="BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | Cooks warned of turkey fat crisis">Cooks warned of turkey fat crisis</a>: &ldquo;Instead of pouring cooking fat down the sink, householders are being advised to put it into an old tin or other sturdy container.



&ldquo;Once cool and solidified, the fat should be wrapped in newspaper and binned.



&ldquo;However, fat with high nutritional content, such as lamb and beef suet, can be mixed with seeds, food scraps and dried fruit and hung outside for garden birds.



&ldquo;Tony Dearsley, Thames Water&rsquo;s environment manager, said: &lsquo;Cooking fat poured down the drain can be a recipe for disaster at any time of year &mdash; but the risk is much greater at Christmas, the peak time for meat sales.



&ldquo;&lsquo;A blocked drain is bottom of everybody's Christmas list, as they can cause householders&rsquo; own properties to flood, a costly and very unpleasant experience.&rsquo;&rdquo;