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Duchess Potatoes (Pommes de Terre Duchesse)


4 cups (1 L) mashed potatoes, heated
1/4 cup (60 ml) melted butter
2 egg yolks, beaten
1 tsp (5 ml) Dijon-style mustard
Salt and white pepper to taste

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and stir to thoroughly
combine. Make mounds or patties on a greased baking sheet
and decorate with a fork if desired. Alternately, you can pipe
the mixture, using a pastry bag with a fluted tip, into any
shapes you desire. Bake in a preheated 400F (200C) oven
until golden brown. Serves 6 to 8.





Christmas in Bangladesh


In Bangladesh formerly known as East Pakistan, the Christian village men would cut down scores of banana trees and replant them in pairs along the paths to churches and outside their homes. They would then bend over the huge leaves of the banana trees to form an arch, they would then make small holes in the bamboo poles, fill them with oil and tie them across the arches. When the oil is lit, the way to the church is lit up bright enough for all to see.