RECIPE CORNER:  

Africa

EAST AFRICA

Makubi

Cook 2 packages of frozen spinach ( or one pound fresh) and 1  16 oz. can of tomatoes, chopped.  (Tomatoes optional, but if you don't use them cook the spinach according to package directions.)  salt to taste.

Add 1/2 C. peanut butter

Mix well.  Heat again if necessary.  Serve.

Elephant Stew for 3600
Contributed by Steve Van Nattan

Dress one elephant and tenderize it with a four wheel drive Land Rover.

Soak the elephant in salt water for two days.

Kill and dress two rabbits (Not absolutely essential).

Cut the elephant in bite size pieces.

Add ten gunny sacks of onions and a pick up truck load of potatoes.

Cover with water and simmer over low heat for two weeks.

Serve with all the zinc tubs you can borrow.

Garnish with half an acre of parsley.

Serves 3600 guests

If unexpected people show up, add the two rabbits.

The Africa News Cookbook

This is an exceptional cookbook of authentic recipes from all over Africa.  Order it from your local bookstores, or on the Web at:

Ethiopian Jewish Foods and Recipes:  http://www.circus.org/13.html

THE AFRICAN COOKBOOK -- Great source of recipes from Africa!  http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Cookbook/about_cb_wh.html