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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 29
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‘A °
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of
if Poe
itby
really want to know what Kim
¥ is doing in Moscow, | can
in you: he’s making jam and pickles.
Until now, the full Story of Philby’s
Sastronomic successes while he Was spying
for Russia have eluded ‘
espionage agents.
Britain's counteb- |
But I can now reveal! ali about Philby the master
" Cook For thirty years he
ee
in the
Was so busy
aitchea it was a wonder he ever found the time to
do any Spying.
Some of Philby's
most secret and most
Successful formulae
or recipes as they are
known—wil] be pub.
shed In the forth.
coming Hamish Ham-
Rton book aon Phiiby
by his ex-wife. Fleanar
and Patrick Seale,
>. Philby aia nearty all
the cooking at hame and
he rarely Wrote to Eleanar-
without enclosing @ recipe
own,
Dish |
The letters are being
published ajon With the
petsobal detalls of his
Le,
Like most husbands
who do the coking,
Philby nad no modest
ilfusions about bis Cor-
den Bley ‘ating.
In one getter that he
ote to #Eleanor frors
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he 2, oe = = * : =F aon :
aa tas A) ahve ~ ee a oe, ag lg i As me
a tela | Sr ae ee ay
ania
Moscow, he said: “4.
cooked a really splendid
dinner for the Macleans
last night and came in
for a lat of compliments."
The dish he cooked
them was one he invented
himself—Crab at.
Gratin As you can see.
Sples don't go hungry is
Moscow:
“Flour two. finely-
chopped onions and ditts
reen peppers, and cook
hem ina ablespoonrul ;
of allva si} When
thoroughly cooked. add
@ crabmeat from three
4CANs and mix thoroughly.
“Add a Jigger or two of -
brandy, and cover with
grated cheese. Put skillet
on the top laver of a not
oven and cook for an-
other fifteen minutes. By
then the cheese should
be nicely browned and
the dish finished.”
&. Ha, T hear you Say
—F
i The secret passion
" of Kim°Philby’ making
thustard p
ickles |
Jaborate code for a
i. t racket fuel. ‘
. ll, let me tell you
now/that the other night
T halt 9 girl friend ron i
up for me while I
wa tched telly and,
’ rocket fuel or not, it was
delicious. ;
Good
Phitby wasn't much
good at aome.etties.
though. tte
Before Eleanor +]
from New York to join
him in Moscow, Philby
wrote to. her: *1 have
romised myself to learn
ow to make a decent
omelette before vou come
back—something I've
never been able to do yet.
“Tt can't be all that
dificult... .”
Puilby, says author
Seale Seno Eoew bim
TOP GAePET
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well, now apends much pf
is time in Russia mak-
ing Jams and pickles,
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