Sri Lanka
Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1802. As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; its name was changed in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted in violence in the mid-1980s. Tens of thousands have died in an ethnic war that continues to fester.

Sri Lanka is slightly larger than West Virginia. The climat is tropical monsoon with the northeast monsoon from December to March and the southwest monsoon from June to October.

Recipes

Fish Curry - Fish

Ingredients
1lb Tuna
4 tblspn Red pepper powder
2 tblspoons unroasted curry powder
1tblspn black pepper
4 cups water
2 tablspns vinegar
Salt to taste
1 clove garlic

Directions
Wash fish and cut into cubes. Add vinegar and salt and knead into the fish. Then mix in red pepper powder, curry powder, black pepper and garlic and cook for 20 minutes.


Love Cake - Dessert

Ingredients
1/2 lb Semolina (Wheatlets)
1 lb Sugar
1/2 lb Butter
750 g Cashew nuts
6 ozs. Pumpkin Preserve
12 Eggs
1/2 bottle Rose Essence
1/2 bottle Almond Essence
1/2 vine glass Brandy
1/2 vine glass Bees Honey
2 sheets Oil Paper

Spices:
1/2 tsp each of Cardamon, Cloves Cinnamon (in fine powder form)
1/2 tsp grated Nutmeg
3/4 tsp Grated Lime Rind

Directions
Warm Semolina with a few lime leaves. Add the butter to it and heat until well mixed. keep overnight.
Beat egg yolks with sugar until nice and creamy with air bubbles forming.
Remove lime leaves from semolina. Add semolina and butter mixture to the egg and sugar mixture and beat well.
Add cashew nuts (cut) and mix well. Next add pumpkin preserve (cut).
Add Spices and essences and lime rind.
Beat 8 egg whites until nice and fluffy and gradually add to cake mixture. Do not make it too watery.
Line tray with newspaper, final layer buttered oil-paper
Bake in slow oven.