Oh, mercy, I've done the Messiah sing-along with only two misses since 1981 (the first time, it was just two weeks after my C-section, and the second one fell on the night of the dress rehearsal for a "real" performance of The Messiah, in a short-lived community choir I was in). But I would never say that a performance is from scratch; only a recipe.

Rhuby, I shall be quite happy to come and catch that goose for you, my Dear, even if I have to chase it all the way to Barrow!