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Mackerel in Batter, Andalusian Style

Ingredients:

3CleanedMackerel

80gPlainFlour

2ClovesofGarlic

AlittlebitofParsley

MildOliveOil,forfrying

Preparation:

Separatethetwoloinsofmackerel andseason.

Cleanandfinelychopthegarlicand parsley.

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Heattheoliveoilin afryingpan.Coat eachloininflourandfryinpairsfor about 1minuteoneachside.

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Eveninthoseratherdrearycircumstances Idorecallthat Ikeptaninner lightburning,wherever Ilived, Iwoulddecoratemybedroomwithcandles andcushionsandfairylightsandeventhough Iwouldfindmyselfsnuggled inbedmostevenings,watchingTV,thoselittletoucheshelpedmemakeme feelbrighter.

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Tortellini and TomatoCreamSauce

Ingredients:

• 300g pack of tortellini,

• 1 small onion (chopped),

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil,

• 3 garlic cloves (minced),

• 400g tin of tomatoes (undrained),

• 300g spinach (chopped),

• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of dried basil,

• 1 teaspoon of salt,

• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper,

• 275ml of whipping cream,

• 150g grated mozzarella,

• grated parmesan for topping

(optional)

Directions:

1 Cook tortellini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, sauté onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, spinach, basil, salt and pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat until liquid is absorbed, about 3 minutes.

2 Stir in cream and cheese Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 8-10 minutes.

3. Drain tortellini; toss with sauce. Sprinkle with additional cheese if desired.

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TheFriends of HurstCastlewas formed in1986toactas asupport grouptothishistoriclocal site,which now belongs to EnglishHeritage. Theday-to-dayrunning of thecastleisthe responsibilityofHurstMarine,while ourregular‘Monday Gang’ofvolunteers aims tocarry outsomeessentialmaintenanceas well as workingon projectsthat help to enhancethe visitor experience. We haveabout300 memberswho enjoy unlimited free accesstothe castleaspartoftheir membership.

OurWinterandSummer BBQsatthe castleare always popular andour Fish-n-ChipCruiseto Yarmouth,enjoyed on board Solent Rose as we cruisetotheNeedles (weatherpermitting),is always asuccess.Alsoweendeavour to havean evening’sentertainmentduringthe season,in theGarrisonTheatre, originally setupby the castlegarrisonand usedby ENSA duringWWII fromaround 1939.Asfaras we know it is the only suchtheatreinthe UK stillinuse today. TheTudorpartofthe castlereopened atthe beginningofJunebutsadly,for thetimebeing, theEastand West wingsremainclosed tothe publicforongoingrepairs by EnglishHeritage, includingrestorationworkonthe outerwalls.

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LOCALHISTORY

Major GeneralCharles BakerVC, aheroofthe Indian Mutiny

Ioften think Ishould exploreChristchurch Cemetery(Jumpers Road). Ikeepfindingfamous figureswhoareburiedthere,and my latest subjectisanother.Major-GeneralCharles George BakerVC(1830-1906) wasa heroofthe Indian Mutiny. Hediedin Southbourneaged75andis buriedinour cemetery.

Born in Bengal(British India)on8th December 1830 to Suffolkparents,youngBaker was returned to East Anglia forhiseducation.He servedinthe MerchantNavyand wassecond officeraboardthe‘Douro’whenit waswrecked on26th May1854. The23-year-oldBaker,and sevenothers,clamberedaboardanopenboat andheadedinthegeneraldirectionofHong Kong.Aneventfultrip,enlivened by escaping frompirates,saw them reachtheirdestination on3rdJuneafterajourneyof over 500milesand eightdays.

Bakerthenchanged course,joiningtheEast India Company’sBengal Army,thenbecoming Secondin Commandofthe Bengal MilitaryPolice Battalionin April1856. Theactionwhichsaw Bakerbecome aVCoccurredon27thSeptember 1858,duringthe Indian Mutiny, when his force

foughtrebels at Suhenjee.Baker &Co. were taskedwithdislodgingthe rebelsfrom avillage they were occupyingdespitethefactthey numbered over 1,000whilsthissmall attacking forcemusteredonlyaround120.

WhileBaker’s contingentformedupand assesseditsoptions,theenemy, emboldened by such feebleopponents,decided to abandon itspositionand attack.Baker,withhis3rdSikh Irregular Cavalryand1stBengal PoliceCavalry, decided attack wasthebest form ofdefenceand chargedthe rebel rankswhose rightbroke.The centre andleftstood andfacedthechargebut alsosoonturnedtail,thewholebeingpursued foraround twomiles.The rebelslost80-90men killedwithmanymorewounded.

Baker’s forcelostoneman killedwitharound17 wounded,includingtheinappropriately-named George BellChicken,who wasanythingbut craven,and wasanother recipientoftheVCthat day. Baker waspraised forhis exploitswhich were‘deservingofthehighestencomium’(praise) and wasrecommended fortheVC alongwith Mr.Chicken, acivilian volunteer.Baker’s citation praisedhis ‘gallantconductontheoccasionofan attackonthe rebels at Suhenjee,near Peroo, on 27th September1858’.

Baker continuedservingwiththe Bengal MilitaryPoliceand by 1863hadbeenappointed Officiating DeputyInspector-Generalof Military PolicefortheDacca Circleof Bengalwhichis quiteamouthful.Hisnext entanglementwas servingintheSultan’s army intheBalkansduring theRusso-Turkish War(1877-78)whenthe Russianscapturedhim. TheSultanmadeBakera Major-Generaland‘LewaPasha’(ensign/banner generalorsomesuch).He went on to headup the Egyptian PoliceForce,continuing to work in Egyptian Securityuntilhis retirementin1895.

Afterretiring,BakermovedtoSouthbournewith hiswife, Charlotte, livingin Belle VueRoad.He diedon19th February1906.

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Major GeneralCharles George BakerVC,late-1800s (fromthe collectionsoftheImperial WarMuseum)

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AspectsofLifeinMalaysia

By Marianne Thatcher

In1980myfamilyand Ispent afewyears inMalaysia,livingin amixed Chineseand Indianneighbourhood.

Therewas aproblemwithpettytheft,so houseswithgardenswerefencedinwith widegatesforthecars.Whenthehouse ownerarrivedhomehewouldhonkhis hornandwaitfortheAmahtoopenthe gate.IftheAmahwasn’tfastenough,there wouldbemorehonking,soweknewwho arrivedhomewhen.Almosteveryonehad anAmah,usually awoman,whohelped aroundthehouse,withcooking,cleaning, gardeningandchildren.

Shoppingwasmadeeasierbyhawkers whocruised roundhousingestateswith theirwares.Thedumplingmanwould comearoundthecornersingingoutKwaiKwai.Hesolddelicioussteamed redbean andmungbeandumplingsandother goodies.Thegascannistersuppliedthe burnerunderthewokcontainingthe round bambootrays. Afriendlyyoungmanselling freshpork,wouldcall“Tzu-ok,wadjuwan” asheappeareddownour road.Tzu-ok meansporkinCantonese,andwadjuwan, wasMalaysianEnglishmeaningwhatdo youwant?

latefifties,theChinesewoman,wearinga t-shirtwithadvertisementonthefrontand back,anddarktrousers,wouldclimboff herHonda50andserveneighboursfresh fish,prawns,andvegetables.Therewere carrots,pakchoy,bittergourdandvarious leafyones Ididn’tknowthenameof, drapedoverthesideofhersidecart.

Shewasquicktoweightheproducewith herDai-singandnameanexorbitant price. ADai-singis atraditionalChinese measuringapparatus,consistingofa roundedwoodenbarwithmarkingsalong it,and aloopofstringsuspending around trayatoneendfortheproduce,andthe otherendanotherloopedstringwitha fittingforthebrassweights.

Ahootersoundannouncedtheapproach ofthefishandveglady.Probablyinher

Aringingbellconfirmedthebreadand noodleman’sarrival.Hesoldsmallloaves ofwhitebreadinplasticbags,aswellas littlecakes,tastelesspowderybiscuits,and lotsofdifferentkindsofdriednoodleswith tinyspiceandsaucebagsinthepackets. Onedaywementionedthatwehadbrown breadinEngland.Hiseyeslitup;“Canlah” hesaid,“Ibringnextweek.”Indeedhedid bringbrownbreadnexttime. We boughta packetandwhenweopenedit,thecolour wasmottled,itwasthesamewhitebread withbrownfoodcolouring,half-mixed-in!

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Desiderata

GOPLACIDLY amidthenoiseandthehaste,and rememberwhatpeacethere maybeinsilence.Asfaraspossible,withoutsurrender,beongood termswithallpersons.

Speakyourtruthquietlyandclearly;andlistentoothers,eventothedulland theignorant;theytoohavetheirstory.

Avoidloudandaggressivepersons;theyarevexatioustothespirit.Ifyou compareyourselfwithothers,youmaybecomevainorbitter,foralwaysthere willbegreaterandlesserpersonsthanyourself.

Enjoyyourachievementsaswellasyourplans.Keepinterestedinyourown career,howeverhumble;itis arealpossessioninthechanging fortunesoftime.

Exercisecautioninyourbusinessaffairs,fortheworldisfulloftrickery.Butlet thisnotblindyoutowhatvirtuethereis;manypersonsstriveforhighideals, andeverywherelifeisfullofheroism.

Beyourself.Especiallydonotfeignaffection.Neitherbecynicalaboutlove; forinthefaceofallaridityanddisenchantment,itisasperennialasthegrass.

Takekindlythecounseloftheyears,gracefullysurrenderingthe thingsofyouth.

Nurturestrengthofspirittoshieldyouinsuddenmisfortune.Butdonot distressyourselfwithdarkimaginings.Manyfearsarebornof fatigueandloneliness.

Beyond awholesomediscipline,begentlewithyourself. Youare achildofthe universenolessthanthetreesandthestars;youhave arighttobehere.

Andwhetherornotitiscleartoyou,nodoubttheuniverseisunfoldingasit should.ThereforebeatpeacewithGod,whateveryouconceiveHimtobe. Andwhateveryourlaborsandaspirations,inthenoisyconfusionoflife,keep peaceinyoursoul.Withallitssham,drudgeryandbrokendreams,itisstilla beautifulworld.Becheerful.Strivetobehappy.

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Garfield CFletcherMovesOn

By ColinSeager

After ashortillnessLucyFletcherdiedwithin sixmonthsoftheirmoveto amodesttwobedroombungalowonDorset’sJurassic coast.Thegardenwasmanageableand theoutlookstunning.Allinall,ithadbeena perfect resultofthedecisiontodownsize.

Thesecondbedroom,usedasGarfield’s study,waslargeenoughtocontainallhis samplesandconvertedeasilyto abedroom fortheirsonCallum,whocamefor aweek fromAustraliatoattendhismother’sfuneral.

Fatherandsonmayhaveshared anameand featuresbuttherethesimilarityended.Callum alwayshadsomewhereelsetobe, aGeronimo man,whilstGarfield’sdefaultwas,“hangona mo:”perfectfor aqualityassurancemanager andanamateurpalaeontologist.

Garfieldcollectedmorethanfossils.Thefiling cabinetsofhismindwerefilledtooverflowing withvastarraysofdata:theobscurerthe better.Ifhisworkinglifehadbeenspentinthe hallsofacademiaratherthanmanufacturing, hewouldhavebecomeanacclaimed polymath.

Aquietmanbynaturebut,toLucy’s embarrassment,sometimesunableto suppressaninadvertent revelationfromhis rangeofknowledge. Tweakinghimabout theoccasionwhentheywereholidayingin Francebecameoneoftheirrunningjokes.

Saying“Purple”wasenoughtosendtheminto paroxysmsofgiggles.

They’dshared atablewith acoupleona TGVfromParisto Avignonand,asyoudo, talkedtogetheraboutthisandthat.Whilstthe FletchersweretravellingtotourRomansites inthearea,theirtemporarytablecompanions wereenroutetojoinsomeorganisedbutterfly walks.BeforelongGarfielddelivereda conversation-stopperwhenheaskedifthey knewthat,onaverage,thePurpleEmperor matesforthreehours,forty-twoseconds.The restofthejourneywasspentwatchingthe countrysideflashbyin aGallicblur.

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ShortStory by Mark Laming

Lastweek Iwaswatching acartoon withmygrandsonYork.Thesilver robotwiththeexpressionlessmetal faceandswingingarmswasbreaking downthedoor,rippingitswayinto thehouse.Insidethelivingroom,the rabbitdressedintrousersandshirt washidingandshiveringwithfear.

Yorkgrippedmyarmand Itold himnottosqueezesohard,buthe wasreallyscaredandedgedcloser tomehidinghiseyes withoneofthe cushions.

Heheldthehandsetatarm’s length,clickedandoncame aball game.TheNewYorkYankeeswere playingtheDetroitTigers butIcould sensehewasn’tinterested.So off he wenttoseekouthisGrandmainthe kitchen. Iheard himsay‘Whatarewe goingtodonow?’

OnhearingYork’squestionmy minddriftedbacktowhen Iwas ayoungmanandto afriendwho deliveredourmail.Joewas acheery sortof afellow,tallandslimwitha toothysmile.Healwayshad agood wordtosayabouteveryoneinour sleepytown.Whenwewenttowar hisfavouriteexpressionwas,‘What arewegoingto donow?MailmanJoe alwayssaidthiswhenthe bulletswere flyingoverour heads.

Theday Igotmy draftnotice,itwas Joewhodeliveredthedreadedletter. He’dworkedoutthat Ihadalsobeen calledup.Hesaidhe’dgot hispapers andwouldseemeoutthere.Heleft mesittingontheveranda,rockingin Ma’soldchairwithmymindspinning. IwatchedJoeheadingbacktotown

ontheOldBlossomRoaduntilhe wasoutofsight. Iwassoscaredand didn’twanttoleavemyfamily;this wasallsounfair.Mylifewas fineout hereinWestVirginia.

With acoolOctober breezethat seemedtobecallingmyname, Istaredatthepapersthatwere takingmetowarandconsideredthe likelihoodthat Imaynot becoming back.The newsonVietnamwas frighteningwithsomanylostlives already.I’dbeendreadingreceiving thedraftinstructionsas Iknewmylife wastochangeforever.Oursoldiers wouldbefightingagainstanenemy werarelysaw,in ajunglewecouldn’t masterandfor acausewebarely understood.

Theday Ileft, hundredsofyoung mensaidgoodbyetoparents,family andlovers.Somehadevenmarried inthoseshortfewmonthsasthedate grewcloser.Wefeltimportantas hugecrowdsatthestationcheered.It seemedlikemostoftheyoungmenin mytownwereonthattrain m n, includ

mailmanJoe.Ourarmyhaircuts anduniformstransformedour appearanceaswebecamethebrave soldiersbeingsentoverseas.

Iwasbeingtransportedtoa countrythatI’donlygiven acursory glancetoontheschoolglobe. Companionshipbetweenusmenwas intensewithmoralesethightocome outofthisconflictalive.Intruthwe weresoscaredandyoucouldsmell thefearintheair. Ikepttellingmyself that Iwasgoingtosurvivewhatever theythrewatme.

Ondisembarking we joined thousandsofothertroops,vehicles andtheweaponrywehopedwould endthehostilities.Itwasn’t long beforewe wereindoctrinatedwiththe instrumentsofdeathanddestruction aswemovedintothe horrorsofthe junglebattlefield.Weenduredthe coldaswellasthemassiveheatinthe summer.Allthetime Ikeptthinking thatmydreamswouldstill be here tomorrow,but Imaynotbe!

Ourtroopwasbasedinthemiddle ofVietCongterritoryandwechanged fromcaringyoungmenintocold bloodedkillers. On oneparticularday weappearedtobegainingground. Therewerebodiesallaroundthe clearingandthestenchstungmy nostrils.Thentomyamazementitall went quiet.

IturnedtolookatJoe,then machinegunfirerangout.Joewas nevertoreturnhome.

wantedtoforgetthisconflict.It becamecleartheywereashamedof theeventsthathadoccurred.Apart fromourfamiliesandlovedones, therewerenoofficialwelcoming ceremoniesforourplatoon.No buntingorcheeringcrowds,only shatteredsoldierslongingtoget home.

So,wartimememoriesstaywith you.Thecompanionsyoulost,the thingstheysaidyoutreasure.You growolderbutyouneverforget.

IoftenthinkofJoebut Ipreferto rememberthehappiertimeswhenwe playedcardsanddrankgingerbeer. Lateintotheafternoonwetalked sweetheartsandcars.Theworldwas oursforthetaking,orsowethought. IstillseeJoe’skindfaceandfeel theempathywesharedasourlives changedforever.

Fortunatelysincethose darkdays ofwar,lifehasbeenkindtome,and with awonderfulwifebymysidewe areenjoyingourretirement.Welivein thehouse Iinherited frommyparents andourchildrenhaveflownthenest.

Mostearlyevenings Iliketosit

ontheverandarockinginMa’schair staringoverthefieldsasthe birds swoopoverthebanksoftheOhio River. Ilistentothe humofthecars andtrucksontheOldBlossomRoad thatwasonce atrackandsmileas IpictureJoewavingmadlyashe approachesthehouse.

Forthoseofuswhosurvivedthe ordeal,wereturnedtotheUSnot asheroes,butasdownheartedlost souls.Itappearedthegovernment

InmymindJoeisalwaysjust aroundthecornerontheOldBlossom Road.