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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1961-10-05, Page 6'11•111 • Hy ll I" 40 1441-4, 1.41e: Of History Also Mystery British. Fear of Mau Mau. Terror As. Kenya Moves Toward Independence .Following er trade during 'Wor:d War 11, the protectorate's i;,.4.;enitatrat authorities, tiled, to. introduce new farm =OWLS, !;rrifgatiOh, and water conservation, But, old ways were hard to change, Recent Suropean visitors to the island •-4- among them a .sel entitle exPedition sent out by Oxford Vniversity in 1550 — re- ported that lonely Socotra was "ltice an old, hermit with his face: to the past." The English team included biologists, physicians, an archae- ologist, and a cameraman, They collected curious -plants and ant- • Mal specimens, studied •Secotrah customs and health, and exam- ined old ruins of Walls and structures, On flat stones at one site, the party found mysterious inscrip- tions and symbols, Questioned about their meaning, the •Socat- rens. replied. "They are angel footprints. No man could have made them." bishop. Makarios of Cyprus The big question here isz can ;Mg Kenyatta be trusted? Has he learned his lesson,, Os' U. Ws. liberation likely to be followed by the re-birth of the Matt Men? in releasing Kenyatta, the British had, very little choice in the matter. Bven, behind bars, he never ceased to be leader-of the Kikuyu tribesmen and of Kenyan Africans in general. The British found that Kenyatta ac- tually was more dangerous as a prisoner than he would be free, While he was in, prison, lie exer-, cised power without responsibil- ity, So "Flaming Spear" walks again, to pose in. tribal dress with the symbolic spear in his hand when necessary. But he personally prefers Wester .n dress. For dramatic effect, he carries an elephant-headed stick and wears an enormous Gen- tian ring on his right index finger Orphaned early in life, Ken-. yatta was brought up by Scot- IIy TOlg A, .CCJLLE,N .NeWINIrlf YAnterprise. Assn ToONPON (NBA), KellYattaa release tren custody in, his native Kenya shocked even these Britishers who tol- erantly hold with . yesterday's imprisoned Afriean leaders be, coming today's prime ministers, Kenyatta was the man found guilty nine years ago of manag- ing the Mau Man terror that resulted in some 2,006 murders and countless mutilations in the British coleny.• The blood-letting still is fresh in the minds of Britishers here, So it will take some time for them to get used, to the alleged. leader of that conspiracy walking freely among his people once again. Because of public reaction, Kenyatta was held in protective custody for several years after serving five years of a seven- year term. His time in prison was reduced because of his good conduct, But, as recently as 1960, the governor of Kenya described "NOT SPORTING, OLD BOY" — Treed — or, more properly, crated — Kenya's governor, Sir Patrick Renison (in sweater), and party wait for a disgruntled rhino to go away. The rhino attempted to horn in on opening of a new forest lodge near Nairobi, Kenya, Africa, TABLE TALKS plane At New Fashions. For Some Males The fashion magazines seldom mention it but there is one form of men's wear in which Mont- real leads North America. It is — or it was — the ankle-length. black cassock, worn by the priests, of this old French Catho- lic city. Last month, in the name of progress, Montreal's 2,150 priests were de-cassocked by episcopal decree. "Everyone is aware of the great changes in mentality and way of life that have taken place during the past few years," said a circular issued under the authority of Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger. "In certain places the black clerical suit (has become) more fitting than the cassock as a sign of the church." Getting more in tune with the times might help the church influence the young people, Cardinal Le- ger added. With that, Montreal's clergy doffed the black cassocks they have worn since the first priests settled there in 1642, Even the brown - robed Franciscans and the white-robed Dominicans had to wear white shirts and black suits in public, Not everyone was happy about it. "Many of the priests," said one prelate, "don't possess a regular suit," KENYATTA: Symbol of Mau Mau to the British and independence to Kenya Africans. OF COURS:E IT'S A . . .? — It may look like an item brought back from the cosmos by one of the spacemen, but it's just a work of metal sculpture dis- played recently in an art exhibit. The recipes which follow call for comparatively small quanti- ties, but these can easily be in- creased in case you want to make larger batches. PICKLED BEETS 2 lbs. beets 1 tbsp, salt Water 2 cups vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1 tbsp, mixed pickling spices % cup water tsp. salt Wash beets and trim, leaving 1 inch of stem and root end on. Put in kettle, add 1 tbsp. salt and cover with water. Boil until tender. Drain and cool slightly. Trim and skin. Pack in hot sterilized jars. If beets are small and all the same size, pack them whole. If they are large, slice into jars. Combine vinegar, sugar, spices, 1/4 cup water and 1/2 tsp. salt in a saucepan. Boil 3 minutes. Pour over beets and seal. (Makes 2 pts.) They call Socotra the Isle of Dragon's Blood and the Abode of Bliss, The history Of the Arabian Sea's largest island reaches back to Biblical days when traders flocked there for the pungent juices and resins of aloes, frank- incense, and myrrh, Still exported are small quan- tities of the traditional aromat- ics, which are used in perfume, incense, and drugs. So is the famous red gum of the dragon's blood tree, shipped abroad to make varnish and dye, But So- cotra,` despite its exotic asso- ciations, is hardly a place to in- .spire poets or lure tourists, From the air this outlying ter- ritory of Britain's Aden protec- torate has a wild and haunted look, says the National Geo- graphic Society. Monsoon winds and waves have carved its bar- ren mountains and rocky coasts into strange forms. Lack of har- bors and the hazards of sur- rounding waters are handicaps that caused the British to trans- fer an early coaling station there to the port of Aden on the Arabian Peninsula. The Sultan of Socotra, who also rules the small mainland area of Qishn, is subjject to British control only in foreign affairs. He is absolute monarch over his people, who are kept docile .and law-abiding by stern punishments decreed since me- dieval times. Unlike its more fortunate neighbors, Socotra has found no oil deposits to pay for develop- ment. Though the island is near- ly 80 miles long and 22 miles wide, no roads exist. Education is limited to a handful of boys from prosperous families, who learn to write and read aloud .from the Koran. Even the capital, Hadibo, boasts no modern conveniences. The sultan's "palace" is a simply furnished white building. Socotra's population — chiefly Arabs and Africans — was re- cently estimated at 5,000. More than half live on a northern plain. They make a thin liveli- hood as fishermen, farmers, merchants, and artisans, In the mountainous interior, pastoral nomads live in caves. The island's chief exports are ghee (a semifluid butter), aloes, dragon's blood gum, pearls, and dried fish. Since Socotrans pro- duce less than enough to feed themselves, they depend on the exchange of local products to obtain more food. At times the failure of seasonal rains or loss of outside markets brings hunger and starvation, Q. How can I remove a grease spot from wallpaper? A, Make a paste of fuller's earth and cleaner's naphtha, This paste is applied to the spot, and allowed to dry thoroughly, after which it is dusted off — and the grease should come with it. Back To School Fashion Hint smooth. Add drained vegetables and mix thoroughly. Pack in hot sterilized jars, Seal. (Makes 8 pts.) *' PICKLED PEARS 12 medium pears (not too ripe) Whole cloves 4 tsp. whole allspice Small piece of ginger root 3/ stick cinnamon Strip of lemon peel 4 cups sugar 5 cups vinegar Peel, core and quarter pears. Stud each piece with a whole clove. Tie other spices and lemon peel in a cheesecloth bag. Dissolve sugar in vinegar, add bag of spices and bring to a boil. Drop in pear pieces and simmer until tender and transparent, Lift out of syrup with a slotted spoon and pack in hot sterilized jars. Boil syrup until quite thick and pour over pears to cover. Swl immediately. (Makes 4 pts.) * * TOMATO CHUTNEY 4 lbs. tomatoes 5/2 lb. onions 1 clove garlic 6 oz. dates 6 oz, dried apricots 1 tbsp. salt 1 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. celery salt 1 tsp, paprika lk tsp, cloves 1/2 tsp. allspice PA cups sugar 3,4 cup vinegar Peel and chop tomatoes and put in large preserving kettle. Chop onions, garlic,, dates and apricots finely and add, Add salt and spices. Set over low heat and cook slowly until quite thick, 11/2 to 2 hours, stirring often. Dissolve sugar in vinegar and stir into tomato mixture. Bring to a boil and boil hard 10 min- utes, stirring constantly, Turn heat to low and simmer until de- sired thickness, about 15 min- utes longer. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal, (Makes 3 to 4 pts.) CURRY PICKLES 8 medium cucumbers 1/2 cup salt 9 cups ice water 2 cups cider vinegar tsp, curry powder M. cup white vinegar 14 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp. mustard seed 1 tbsp. celery seed 1 tsp. ground cloves 1 dried red pepper, broken up Wash cucumbers, peel, seed and cut in fingers about 3 inches long. Make a brine of salt and ice water, add cucumbers and let stand over night. Drain and rinse in cold running water- Drain again, Combine remaining ingredi- ents in a saucepan and bring to a boil, Boil 5 minutes. Pack cucumbers upright in hot sterilized jars. Pour syrup over and seal immediately. If syrup does riot fill jars, add hot vine- gar. (Makes 4 pts,) YELLOW BEAN PICKLES 14 cup salt 5 cups water 8 cups cut-up yellow beans (about 3 lbs.) 1 small sweet red pepper, chopped 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup flour 3 tbsp. dry mustard 1 tsp, turmeric 1 qt. vinegar Combine salt and water. Add cut-up beans and pepper and let stand overnight in crockery or glass bowl. Bring to a boil in the same brine in a large kettle, As soon as boiling, remove from heat and drain. Rinse under cold running water. Return to kettle and add fresh water, Bring to a boil and cook until tender-crisp, 5 to 8 min- utes, Drain well again, Blend sugar, flour, mustard and turmeric. Add enough of vinegar gradually to make a smooth paste. Add remaining vinegar. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Add drained beans and mix thorough- ly. Pack in hot sterilized jars. (Makes 4 pts.) MIXED MUSTARD PICKLES 4 cups small pickling onions 4 cups cut-up seeded cucum- ber (cut in large chunks) 2 heads cauliflower 1 sweet red pepper, chopped 2 greenpeppers, chopped % cup salt 9 cups water 2 cups sugar 1 cup flour 6 tbsp, dry mustard 2 tsp. turmeric 2 qts. vinegar Peel onions and put in crook or large glass bowl, Add cu- cumber chunks, cauliflower, red pepper and green peppers. Com- bine salt arid water and pour over, Let stand overnight, Bring to a boil in the brine in a large preserving kettle. As soon as boiling remove froin heat and drain: Rinse under cold running water. tieturn to pre, serving kettle and add fresh told water and bring back to a boil, Remove from heat and drain, Combine sugar, flour, mustard and turmeric In seine preserving kettle. Add enough of vinegar gradually to forma sMooth paste. Add remaining Vinegar. Cook over low heat, Stirring eonstantlyi Until thick and PICKLED CARROTS 2 lbs. medium carrots 2 cups vinegar 4 cups sugar 2 cups carrot water 1 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. cinnamon 4 tsp. mixed pickling spices Wash and scrape carrots, Slice crosswise or, if desired, cut 2- inch strips lengthwise. Boil in lightly-salted water un- til' almost tender, Drain, saving water. Combine vinegar, sugar, carrot water and spices in saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil until clear and beginning to thicken slightly. Add carrots and sim- mer 3 minutes. Pack in hot sterilized jars and seal, (Makes 3 to 4 pts.) * CUCUMBER RELISH 4 medium cucumbers 6 large stalks celery 2 medium onions 1 green pepper 1 red pepper 1 cup sugar 1 tbsp, salt 1 cup vinegar 1 cup water 1/2 tsp, turmeric 11/2 tsp. mustard seed. Vs tsp. celery seed Peel cucumbers and chop very fine. Chop celery very fine, Put onions and green and red pep- pers through the medium blade of food chopper. Combine vege- tables in a preserving kettle and add remaining ingredients, Put over moderate heat and cook, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved, Turn heat to low and simmer until thick, about 1 hour. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal, (Makes 2 pts.) tish missionaries; he worked as a kitchen boy, carpenter, inspec- tor for the Nairobi waterworks. But his oratorical ability led him to an active political role in the Kikuyu Central. Assn. in 1928; he also published a Kikuyu- language newspaper in Nairobi. Coming to Britain for a short visit in 1929, he remained here for 17 years. He studied anthro- pology at the University of Lon- don, married an English girl: they had one child. With Kwame Nkrumah. (now president of Ghana) he organ- ized a left wing Pan-Africa Congress in Manchester in 1945. He also made several trips to Moscow, his expenses being paid by the Soviet government. When Kenyatta returned to Nairobi in 1946, he won imme- diate recognition as leader of all Africans in Kenya in their fight for independence. Kenyatta always has denied his role as the brains of the Mau Mau, insisting that he urged his followers to give up terror- ism, But the British claim he doublecrossed them. While os- tensibly speaking against Mau Mau, Kenyatta gave secret signs that his views were the oppo- site, the British say. him as "the African leader of darkness and death." But now the British govern- ment not only has released Kenyatta, but it also has built him a brand-new house with wide verandas and walls tinted blush pink and powder blue. In front of this house are two high-powdered Mercedes Benz motorcars, the gifts of rival poli- tical factions seeking to curry Kenyatta's favor. inside, the rooms are crammed with other gifts from Kenyatta admirers. And this is only the beginning In the "rehabilitation" of Jomo Kenyatta, now in his late 60s, This man, who calls himself "Flaming Spear," at the moment Is barred from the Kenya legisla- tive council by a law which makes ex-convicts ineligible for election. But this restriction can and will be speedily lifted. Kenyatta is expected to be- come first leading minister, then premier when Kenya gets inter- nal self-government in a few months' time, and finally prime minister an independence day (probably late in 1962). He thus will join the ranks of such other "jailbirds" who made good as India's Nehru, Ghana's Nkrumah and Arch- * CORN ON THE CURB just lO prove that caunfry folks don't „ „ have a monopoly oh 4reeri thotribery, here are two scenes of a different kind Of city growth. Orri Stalk, Leff; carries an the Struggle Of New York's e, 60th St arid MadIsoil Ave. Meahwhile, Bill Handatk i right, tends his vegetable patch atop his restaurant the heart of Dallas, Tex: ISSUE 36 ' 1961 LOVE' ON TAP You wouldn't think that to- day's teenage girls believe in love potions, would you? But they do in France, according to a Man Wile has been holidaying in the Pyrenees -- 'Where love- sick young rnen as *ell as young women flock to a certain spa to drink its "magic waters." 13Y drinking enough of the we, ter' they believe they can be 'cttrect oaf toVe." tut by drink- ing a little they become More attractive to Men, it it defined( PICKLIiD CANTALOUP lbs, peeled', cubed cantaloup (2 medium) 2 &MS white Vinegar . 2 ettliS sugar 1 stick tinhaineri broken Up 2' tbsp, mixed pi ckling spices Soak cantaloup-' in vinegar overnight, Drain arid save Vine- gat. (If possible, have cantaloups the same ripeness so they cook in the Settle time.) Combine Vinegar and Sugar. Add apideS and bring to fit full rolling hoil,:doritititie boiling un, tn. syrtip• is eider arid beginning to thicken, Add. cantaloup pieces and , Mer until tender and int. Pack in hot sterilized- jar and seal, (Makes S