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[GOANET NEWS BYTES * AUG 20 2005 * DATELINE GOA]
********* Compiled in public interest by Frederick Noronha *******
August 20, 2005
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o Navy helicopter crashes near Belgaum, four feared killed.
The Russian-made Kamov 28 Navy's submarine hunter left Dabolim
in Goa for Vishakapatnam, and crashed in a thick forest between
the Goa border and Khanapur in the Belgaum district, at noon
in adverse weather conditions. (NT)
o Leptospirosis awareness drive launched. One case was detected
at Balli in quepem taluka, and succumbed. (NT)
o Crucial United Goans Democratic Party meet to decide
Matanhy's fate. It's scheduled for Leonoras Restaurant,
Verna at 4.30 pm on Saturday. (GT)
HOMAGE TO THE SEA GOD: Photo in the Navhind Times
shows villagers of Betul and surrounding areas gather
on the banks of the River Sal to pay homage to the
sea god on the occasion of 'Narali Poornima' on Friday.
The festival is celebrated by fishing communities
in the Konkan and Gujarat, traditionally marking the
beginning of the fishing season. (Photo S Gaspar
D'Souza). Incidentally, the Goa government this
year steamrolled the pre-poning of the lifting of the
monsoon fishing ban, even as bad weather lead to
fishing losses. There were also reports of roe-laden
fish being trapped in the trawlers' nets.
--GOA WASTE UPDATE----------------------------------------
o Row over proposed garbage dump near Assagao spring. (NT)
o Government to make it mandatory for panchayats to dispose of
public wastes. (NT)
o Rassaim villagers (Loutolim constituency) feeling impact
of dumped garbage. (NT)
o Mormugao identifies site for disposal of non-biodegradable
waste at Headland-Sada. (NT)
o Photo shows garbage washed ashore at the Campal beach. (GT)
o Land acquisition nod for garbage dump at Mapusa withdrawn.(H)
o Salcete grappling with increasing scrapyards. (H)
o MMC should treat garbage at Sonsodo, says councillor Ethel Lobo
o Garbage woes of Panjim discussed by parents teachers association
of the Anjuman Nurul Islam High School in Panjim. (H)
o Mapusa council proposes to construct a wall around the
dumping site at Assagao. (NT)
o Shredding machines would be given to every village panchayat
to take care of plastic waste, so that it could be put to
better use, says Goa CM Rane. Non-biodegradable which consists
mainly of plastics could be converted into tar for roads,
he said. (H)
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o Calangute panchayat plans to extend crematorium. A road leading
to the beach was allegedly illegally built by a hotelier
behind the Calangute Hindu crematorium. (NT)
o Bonderam festival on August 21 this year. (NT)
o Steffi Cardozo (Sports-Athletics) and Ms Sadhvi Chandan Nayak
(Arts & Culture) are the two awardees from Goa for the
National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement, 2004.
o Comunidade of Serula, Alto Porvorim puts out a cautionary note
to the many hoarding-owners and advertising agencies that
have put up huge billboards that cause acute visual pollution
along Goa's highways.
o Yet another 'terror' tanker spills naptha. It turned turtle
on the narrow National Highway No 17, five kms from Balli.(H)
Says GT: Disaster averted after naptha laden tanker
goes off the road. (GT)
o Wild tuskers driven into Maharashtra. This brought relief to
residents of Goa's Bicholim taluka, who have been plagued by
the wild-elephant menace. (H)
o Government to construct new market at Sanquelim. (GT)
o Rane says Goa to hold a Konkani film fete this year, to encourage
new and upcoming artistes in the state. (GT)
Minister for Mines Digambar Kamat throws bombshell on
mining firms in Goa. He told the Assembly that none of
the 81 mines operating in Goa have environmental
clearances. Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar
criticised the government for over-indulgence towards the
mining industry, which, he said, has been destroying the
ecology. (H)
TITO'S RULES FOR ADMISSION to its Saturday night fever
event: "Strictly couples only. Free entry for single
ladies. Entry for single men will not be permitted."
ATTITUDE CHANGE, FREEDOM FIGHTERS, NARVEKAR: Law minister
Dayanand Narvekar stressed the need for a change in the
attitude of people, particularly Goans living abroad,
over the contribution of freedom fighters in Goa's
freedom struggle. He lamented that many people try to
belittle the role of freedom fighters in freeing Goa from
the Portuguese yoke, and some even say that people in Goa
during that time were not in favour of getting liberated.
(Herald)
WHAT KONKANI NEEDS: What Konkani needs to address first
is how to make Goans more passionate about their language
and a strategy to tackle the challenge posed by English
and Hindi, writes LINKEN FERNANDES. What Konkani needs in
a hurry, therefore, is an overwhelming presence on TV and
other electronic media, he writes. Entertainment seems to
offer the easiest scope for securing more time for
Konkani. None of the 'shuddh' boring Sanskritised
Konkani, please. (Gomantak Times)
o Colva United Centre in Kuwait has elected a new managing
committee with Alexander Fernandes as president.
o Cosmetic surgery is now available in Goa. Vintage Hospital,
Panjim [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.csisite.com
Liposuction, tummy-tuck, facelift, eyelid surgery, etc...
August 19, 2005
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o Bedlam in Goa assembly over Matanhy Saldanha's
disqualification.(NT) Matanhy said the decision of
the Election Commission (announcing a bye-election to
the Cortalim seat on September 28) "appears to be
biased or influenced". (NT)
Immigration changes demographic set-up in Goa. Goa is
65.79 per cent Hindu, 26.68 per cent Christian, 6.84 per
cent Muslim and 0.69 per cent 'others'. In the last four
decades, the Hindu population had increased by
two-and-half times, the Christian population by
one-and-a-half times, Muslim population by around eight
times and other religions by 24 times. In the case of the
Christian population, emigration is a main factor (for
the slow growth). It is estimated that in the last 15
years it has been high, says the Economic Survey of Goa
2004-05. (Herald)
o Bill seeks to protect Goa MLAs from disqualification when they
occupy posts of chairmen and directors of public sector
undertakings. (NT)
o Ms Elsie Lobo was elected new sarpanch of the seven-member
village panchayat of Parra, by four votes to three. (NT)
o Decision on defreezing land 'development' along highway
soon, says PWD minister Ramkrishna Dhavlikar. (NT)
o UGDP, NCP and Congress all want to contest the Cortalim
seat, now vacant after Matanhy Saldanha was disqualified
and elections speedily announced to that seat. (GT)
o Desmond Carneiro started in 1088 as a steward in Suhas and
Deepa (nee Mahambre) Awchat's restaurant in Bombay called
Goa Portuguesa. Later he went to Saudi Arabia and Muscat,
since he wanted a different experience. He worked at
Bombay on his return, and is now restaurant manager at
Trafalgar Chowk in Porvorim. (Reema Kamat)
o Goa witnessed one of the first gospel musical shows to be
staged in India: Resurrection Song. Directed and produced
by Alfowld Silveira. (Ayesha Barreto in GT)
o 77-year-old Martha Fernandes crafts flowers for each
Goan season (Zena Costa, in GT)
o South Goa collector J B Singh orders removal of Kingfisher
Airlines derogatory hoardings. (GT)
August 18, 2005
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o Super specialitiy facilities planned in GMC, says Rane. (NT)
o Cortalim by-poll announced on Sept 28. Matanhy to move
High Court on disqualification order today. (NT)
o Goa Freedom Fighters Association urges Karnataka government
to sanction honorarium to satyagrahis who took part in the
Goa freedom struggle. (NT)
o Beating heart bypass surgery performed in Goa. (NT)
--THE GOOD NEWS ------------------------------------------
o ICAR finds new high yielding cashew varieties. These include
Tiswadi 3 and Tiswadi 2. In Goa, two high yielding varieties
-- Bali 1 and Vengurla 7 -- are most popular. (H)
o Beating heart bypass surgery performed in Goa, at Apollo
Victor Hospital. (NT)
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EDUCATION
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o Lourenco Mario Trindade Fernandes has been appointed
chairman of the Goa Secondary and Higher Secondar Education
Board (GSHSEB).
Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) has worked to modify
the existing Roman script Konkani orthography, to suit
the Konkani speech sounds, the requirements of e-mail and
other computer applications. It has evolved an
orthography for Konkani "which is scientific and at the
same time user-friendly". It's new 52-page booklet titled
'TSKK Romi Lipi' has been released by veteran Konkani
singer Ulhas Buyanv. (NT)
o Saraswat Vidyalaya's SS COllege in Mapusa is to start a three
year part-time Master of Business Administration (MBA)
programme affiliated to the Yeshwantrao Chavan Maharashtra
Open University (YCMOU), Nasik. Phone 225 4478 or 225 2565.
o Agnel Institute of Food Crafts and Cullinary Sciences at Verna
in Salcete has announced admissions for housekeeping,
steward/waiter's, cookery and front-office courses. (H)
o Prof Ana Costa Lopes, of the Catholic University of Lisbon,
will speak on the 'Main characteristics of Portuguese folk
literature' on Aug 25, 6 pm at Fundacao Oriente. (NT)
o Book on 'Astronomy Primer -- Sky Observation' by Pravin Verekar
was released at the GCCI recently. (NT)
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NEWS THAT MATTERS:
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REMEMBERING DOM: With his gangly good looks and the
world-weary carelessness, Dom Maraes was an urbane but
vulnerable minstrel. He was a brilliant
conversationalist, full of amusing stories and anecdotes.
But one had to strain hard to catch his
near-imperceptible flow of words. Not so for the poems
that speak as eidetic entities. -- Goa-based poet Manohar
Shetty, remembering Goa-origin poet Dom Moraes, a year
after his death. Time Out Mumbai, July 17-30, 2005.
REVIEW OF A (MUMBAI) RESTAURANT: Uplit palm trees sway above white
cotton canopies and suspended canvas sails. Buena Vista Social Club
croons over the insistent whisper of the Arabian Sea. Hammocks
loll, lounge chairs beckon, sand shifts underfoot. The only clue
that you are still in the city (of Mumbai) is the murmur of traffic
from Marine Drive which, amazingly, is just beyond that
jute-and-bamboo partition. Salt Water Grill's spiritual home,
however, is Goa ... Iain Ball reviewing a restaurant at Girgaum
Chowpatty, next to H2O Water Sports Complex, Time Out Mumbai.
EDWIN BRITTO has been campaigning against illegal structures,
including the around 400 buildings in the Old Khar village he
alleges have come up without municipal clearances. HYGINUS D'LIMA,
a 70-year-old engineer who specialises in industrial lubricants,
has been campaigning against noise pollution in Mumbai. He lives on
Andheri's Gaothan Lane No 1. D'Lima's doggedness recently made him
the subject of a documentary film titled 'Is God Deaf?' SHANTARAM
SHENAI has been experimenting with vermiculture, and has been
showing Mumbai that it isn't just possible to recycle organic
waste, but also to re-create soil using deep-burrowing earthworms.
He was inspired by Uday Bhawalkar of the Pune-based Bhawalkar
Energy Research Institute.
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DEATHS & OBITUARIES
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ALDONA: Kalawati Anant Nagvenkar of Quitla. Wife of late Anand
Nagvenkar, mother/in-law of Ulhas/Sarita, Umesh/Anita,
Mahesh/Sangeeta, Sandesh/Samita. Mother of Sunetra and Sou Vaishali
Gajanan Chindarkar.
ASSOLNA: Maria Augusta 'Ida' Gracias of Banda, b 1917. Wife of late
Francisco Casmiro Gracias, mother/in-law of Peter (Jet Airways),
Ferdinand/Sybil, Dervina/late Joe (Kuwait), Arlina/late Assis,
Celia/late Cleo.
AZOSSIM: Gary Pereira, b 1979. Son of late Jose/Natalinia
Pereira, brother/in-law of Andrew (Police Dept)/Lourdina
Pereira, Xavier/Consesav Pereira, Cruz Pereira,
Corry/Jose Inasio Dias, Rosita/Martino Pereira,
Brigde/Igidio Fernandes. Died under tragic circumstances.
CARMONA: TRefrezina Lucrencia Telles, b 1919. Wife of Antonio
Telles, mother of Neri/Cracy, Evagrio/Jancy D'Souza, Collegte/Effy
Vaz.
CHINCHINIM: Dilda Rebello of Dessua, b 1982. Daughter of Emmanuel
and Caraciola, sister of Blanche.
COLVALE: Rajaram Narayan Vengurlekar of St Francis Waddo. Sudden
death. Husband of Rajashri, father of Vinayak, Narayan, Reshma and
Pooja.
CUNCOLIM: Miss Ellery 'Elly' Goes, b 1976, daughter of
Timoteo/Clara Goes, sister/in-law of Ivy/Constancio Cardozo,
Zarina/James Fernandes, Rinst/Cassidy D'Costa.
CUNCOLIM: Abonio N Gama, CTO ex Scindia of Sanvorcotto. b 1942. Son
of late Andrew/late Apolina, husband of Fanny, father/in-law of
Bovita/Wilfred, Ranjula/Melroy, Ashwin.
CURCHOREM: Salvador Fernandes of Cariamodd. Husband of Conception,
father/in-law of Elton/Ciana and Daren.b 1948.
CURTORIM: Maria Ana Pociana Sequeira of Sinaibag. Wife of Agnelo
Agostinho Sequeira (ex-employee of Indian Overseas Bank, Nuvem).
Mother/in-law of Stanley/Sabina, Nixon/Clyne (Kitu), Genevie died
suddenly.
FATORDA-MARGAO: Casmir D'Sa b 1915 of Shetye Salkar Residency.
Father/in-law of Bernard/Bernadine (Perth), Beven, Bernadine/David
(Canada), Brian/Sandra (Fatorda) and Narahari (Fatorda).
FATORDA-MARGAO: Santano Nuno Vaz, b 1939. Husband of Carma, father
of Roque, Thereza and Sonia.
MAPUSA: Janardan Pundalik Kamat Dhakankar (Vassant), aged 86 of
Khorlim. Father/in-law of Dr Kiran and Shodhan.
SIOLIM: Nicholas John Varela of Sodiem-Pilimbi. Proprietor of
Nicaria Marketing, b 1959. Husband of Maria Perpetual, father of
Christopher and Chrisann.
TALEIGAO: Vineeta S Kulkarni, b 1932.Wife of Sheshgiri,
mother/in-law of Vandana/Sudhir, Rajiv/Sumita, Apurva/Rajeshree.
Died peacefully at Pondicherry. Dynasty Apts, Odlem Bhat, Taleigao.
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FROM HERE AND THERE
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COINING WORDS: Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has submitted
some new words to the Pseudo Dictionary. He gives an introduction
to the same.
signage
http://www.pseudodictionary.com/word.php?id=21247
(commonly used in India but not heard of elsewhere)
pordexporia
http://www.pseudodictionary.com/word.php?id=21246 (coined
in association with historian Teotonio R. de Souza)
kodakaophobia
http://www.pseudodictionary.com/word.php?id=22878
(coined in association with editor Vinayak Naik)
authorbiographical
http://www.pseudodictionary.com/word.php?id=22879
(coined myself to define my own genre as no word existed)
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LANGUAGE, GOA AND KONKANI
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'Sodh', the Konkani research bulletin published the Thomas Stephens
Konknni Kendr in Porvorim, is out in bulletin 7 and 8. Some
highlights from these issues:
SHENOY GOEMBAB: Vaman Raghunath Varde Valaulikar alias
Shennoi Goembab (1877-1946) saw the Konkani language as a
means of emancipation of the Konkani language, writes
Madhavi Sardesai (Goa University, Department of Konkani).
He demonstrated in his writings and dispelled the myth
that a heavy borrowing from the classical sources is
necessary in order to prepare a language for various
technical ordeals. Here Shennoi Goembab differs
remarkably from a classical Konkani scholar like Msgr
Dalgado.Whereas "area" for dalgado is 'garbhi' or
abhyamtar, for Shenoy Goembab it is bhumy-map. 'Suffix'
for Dalgado is 'pratyay' or 'utarakshar', for Shennoi
Goembab it is 'koos'. Dalgado does not hesitate to
accept 'silalekh' (stone-engraving) from the Sanskrit;
Shennoi Goembab renders it as 'pashana barap'.
'Godfather' for Dalgado is 'dharmabap' or 'dharmapita'.
Shennoi Goembab brings it ever closer to the Konkani
tongue by rendering it as 'dharmam bapuy'. Many more
instances could be taken.
Other articles focus on the work of Fr Antonio Pereira, Fr Moreno
de Souza SJ, Vasco do Rego SJ, Young Chico, Romi script Konkani and
its future (by Pratap Naik SJ), a case arguing why
'standardisation' of Konkani could cause more hurt than benefit,
Konkinit Nkarsoochak 'Nn' (by Dr Rocky V Miranda linguist from
Mysore), linguist Dalgado and Konkani (by Mathew Almeida), Kiran
Budkuley on Shenoi Goembab, The Siddhi-Konkani Retroflexes torn
between Indo-Aryan Apical Post-alveolar and Dravidian Sub-apical
Palatal Articulators (by Selmo Azavedo Apontes & Jean-Pierre
Angenot, Konkani books published in 2002 and 2004.
Copies of Sodh are available for Rs 50 each (postage extra).
Contact TSKK, B B Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim Goa 403521 or
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sodh is devoted to the promotion of education
and research in the Konkani language, literature, and culture. TSKK
aims at producing two issues of the bulletin each year, but this
"depends on the availability of funds".
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ART LINKS TO GOA
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http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/Goa
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/arts/story/0,9848,738977,00.html
Essay by Rudy http://www.goa-art.com/news_views/rudolf.htm
And a wikipaedia look-alike
http://www.nationmaster.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?query=goa&submit=Search
Submitted by: Cecil Pinto, Goa
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MUSIC: ALL THAT JAZZ
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Jazz Goa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> announces an event at Trafalgar Chowk
Porvorim, Goa which sees India's most accomplished jazz musician
JAZZY JOE in concert with Goa's premier jazz ensemble Jazz Junction.
Joe Pereira...saxophone Susan Rocha...vocals Carlos
Gonsalves...percussion George Fernandez...piano Colin
D'Cruz...bass Lester Godinho...drums. 24th August, 8pm
onwards. For more information call 3090565 or 9823695920
Hear sample sounds of Jazzy Joe and Jazz Junction at:
http://www.geocities.com/jazzgoa/joe
http://www.geocities.com/jazzgoa/jj
>>> live jazz promoted by http://www.jazzgoa.com <<<
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QUERIES FROM OUR READERS:
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has a
request: "Can you please send me the link to the website of the Goa
diocese about the parishes and names of various priests and the new
postings and new appointments. Or a Catholic directory with all the
relevant information?" Is any such resource available online?
Geminiheart adds: "We would like to suggest that every parish in
Goa should have atleast one mass every Sunday in English. This will
help the youth as well as the old to be develope their base of
information globally."
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POSITIVE INITIATIVES IN GOA
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1098 Childline service launched in South Goa: Childline,
a national 24-hour free phone emergency outreach service,
has been operational in India since 1995 and Goa since
2000. It is the project of the Ministry of Social
justice and Empowerment in partnership with State
Governments, NGOs, UNICEF, academic institutions, and the
corporate world.
Till recently the Child helpline 1098 was operational for the whole
of Goa from Don Bosco Collaborative Organisation, Panjim. For
greater outreach and considering the geographical vastness of Goa,
it was decided to operationalise the service separately in the
districts of North and South Goa.
Accordingly, Childline India Foundation, the Nodal Agency for
Childline service in India, appointed Jan Ugahi as the
Collaborative Organisation for South Goa from where 1098 and the
intervention service is to be operational. Don Bosco will continue
to operate the service for North Goa.
From August 15, the new service, meant especially for
children in difficult circumstances -- including children
ill and alone, children in need of shelter, children
abandoned or lost, children being abused, working
children being exploited or denied their wages or being
bullied on the streets -- has been installed and
inaugurated by the SDPO, Quepem, Tony Fernandes.
CONSUMERS, BEWARE: St Xavier's College at Mapusa
[EMAIL PROTECTED] points out that India's Consumer
Protection Act and the rights it provides are totally unknown to
many consumers. The Consumer Welfare Cell at St. Xavier's College,
Mapusa, is organising a year long "Consumer Rights Festival" under
a scheme introduced by the Department of Consumer Affairs,
Government of India. The scheme is meant to promote involvement of
research institutions or universities and colleges in Consumer
Protection and Consumer Welfare. Out of 151 proposals received
nationwide, St Xavier's was one of those selected and granted Rs
100,000 for the festival. This festival will comprise of various
activities. A Consumer Rights Awareness Drive for the entire staff
and all the students of the college will be held from August 8 to
Sept 12, 2005. Persons actively involved with the consumers' right
movement will be invited to address students. Street plays, poster
competitions and more are also being pllanned.
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FOOD and more
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Walter Pais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> of MANGALOREANRECIPES
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says he is currently on a
strict saltless diet. Yet, he goes ahead with his appetising
recipies as, he says, "I want you all to benefit from your good
appetites". He cautions: "But just be aware, that too much of one
thing can land you in trouble. Use condiments and salt within your
doctor's limits. If you are in a hurry to know what the new recipes
are. click http://www.mangaloreanrecipes.com/sec05e.htm "
Mangalorerecipes.com calls itself the "home of Mangalorean recipes"
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CULINARY CORNER: Global tastes -- Hamburgers
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Hamburgers -- Here are two versions of a hamburger. They
are delicious no matter how you prepare them. Make sure
the buns are slightly toasted on the inside before you
slather them with mayo.
American barbecue burger
1 1/2 lb Ground Beef
1/2 white onion - chopped fine
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chili sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/3 cup Ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Mix the ground beef, onion, and salt together. Shape the mixture
into six patties, each about 3/4-inch thick. Brown the patties in a
large skillet over medium-high heat, turning once. Cover and cook
over low heat about 10 minutes. Drain off the excess fat. Mix
ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Pour sauce over
the patties. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, spooning the sauce
onto the patties occasionally. Serve with the sauce spooned over
the patties. Put between 2 toasted buns slathered with mayonnaise
and enjoy.
Jamaican Hamburger:
2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon Allspice
1/2 lb lean ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 beaten egg
Mix all ingredients together and form into hamburger
patties. Grill or broil 5-7 minutes per side as above.
Enjoy!
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