Re: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

I also remember being scared when we were called out for roll care the middle of the night after V E day.

Bobby Grandon my sisters boyfriend Isabel Harris rang the bell in Block 24 to celebrate and that scared the Japanese that someone had escaped.

They had the searchlights on us as we filed individually between 2 guards who were pushing shoving and shouting. Our neighbour in Block 57 said we were all going out to be shot and we were pretty scared.

The joke was that they counted us all and ended up with too many instead of too few.

The reports on the Duck Mission are very interesting. Food came raining down and I’m sure we all put on 20 lb.

I’ll always associate You are my sunshine and Oh what a beautiful morning with those days and how the Americans tried to orientate a new world to us and the excitement that Jimmy Moore one that had parachuted down had asked to go on the mission because he had gone to the Chefoo schools who were interned there and my parents had taught him.That was exciting.

It seemed like a long wait to get the train down to Tsingtao as the communists kept on damaging the rail lines.

We stayed at the Edgewater hotel and got a royal welcome from the locals lining the streets. That was different from the trip 2 years before on our way from Chefoo to Weihsien. The mayor gave us a million dollars inflation had rocketed and the money got us a tin of jam each.We saw our first movie there I think it was anchors away and from there we got an American troopship to Hongkong travelling through rough seas and had to go around Taiwan because the strait was heavily mined and a destroyer went ahead of us.

The food was good and plentiful but most of us were too seasick to enjoy it.

By this time it was early October and we were royally entertained by the British troops who were amassed for the invasion of Japan many of them 18 years old and new recruits.

Many of those and ourselves lives could have been lost if they had not dropped the atomic bombs.

We were taken out to the beaches amazed that the vehicles travelled on land and water. Being kids we enjoyed putting our shoes outside our room to have the Japanese polish them and seeing British soldiers travelling on bikes and the Japanese running behind them to go out to the airports where the Japanese cut the grass by hand.

Gradually the internees were shipped to their own countries to the UK.

For three of us families we had to wait until December to get a British ship to Canada. It was a lend lease ship that the Americans had built for the British. It took us a Month to get to Vancouver and we stopped in Okinawa to let off a passenger who had become raving mad after interment in the infamous Stanley Park internment camp in Hongkong.

After a week in a relatives home in Victoria the ship took us to Vancouver where we took the train to our final destination Toronto. My sister who left China for Toronto in 1940 had been lucky to find us a one bedroom apt for the five of us luxurious after Weihsien

Maida Harris Campbell

To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Tue, 18 Aug at 11:24
[weihsien_camp]

new chapter: Dr. Robinson & family ...

Go To :
http://weihsien-paintings.org/MatthewWeaver/index.php

Best regards,
Leopold

tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Tue, 18 Aug at 10:23

RE: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

Dear Kim,

Quite right (!) the Duck Mission chronological report was not “so easy” to find on the website.
I just added a link to find it easier !!
On the menu bar, GoTo: LIBERATION ― then DUCK TEAM ― and you can’t miss it now … it is the first pictogram above left !
Enjoy
Take care & keep safe,
Best regards,
Leopold

Kim Smith pascin727@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Mon, 17 Aug at 22:31

Re: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

Thanks Leopold! I had forgotten about it and came across it yesterday.
Bien amicalement à vous aussi!
Kim

Alison Holmes aholmes@prescott.edu [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Mon, 17 Aug at 21:39

Re: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

I was in Block 15, facing block 23

Audrey Horton raks732@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Mon, 17 Aug at 21:24

Re: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

What roll call section were you in?
I was in Block 23 ---section 3---and the midnight roll call happened on the wedding night Joseph Cotterill and his new bride --our teacher Jill ---what a memorable night for them-- What was the punishment for the two daring youth that did that to us?

I do not remember the dogs--I do remember the soldiers brandishing their swords---they were scary--that is for sure.

Audrey

Alison Holmes aholmes@prescott.edu [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Mon, 17 Aug at 18:42

Re: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

But remember that night when we had the midnight roll call and all those Japanese soldiers turned up in trucks with those terrifying German Shepherd dogs with their red markings that looked like fresh blood to me! Scary night but somehow my mother had a few squares of chocolate (saved from a Red Cross parcel?) which made us feel this was perhaps an adventure.

Certainly unforgettable!

So I’m saying the soldiers must have been garrisoned in Weifeng and came to deal with the ‘insurrection’.

Albert de Zutter albertarthur@sbcglobal.net [weihsien_camp]
To: tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
Mon, 17 Aug at 17:53

Re: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

Interesting to read the Duck Mission report. Mention of the 200 Japanese soldiers who took up defensive positions at the air strip and prevented the C-47 from landing raised the question in my mind of where those soldiers were garrisoned.

I was never aware of that many Japanese soldiers in the vicinity during our entire stay at the camp.

tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Mon, 17 Aug at 17:02

RE: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

Dear Kim,
Yes, the complete report is in your chapter.
http://weihsien-paintings.org/KimSmith/DuckMission/p_ChronologicalReport.htm

Bien amicalement,
Léopold

Kim Smith pascin727@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Mon, 17 Aug at 16:29

Re: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

Leopold, did I ever send you the official précis of the Duck Mission? I may have .... typed on yellowed paper? Y'all would find it interesting from the point of view of OSS.

Regards,
Kim

tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sun, 16 Aug at 09:37

RE: [weihsien_camp] Weishien** Unable to download

It will shortly be on the Weihsien-Paintings’ website.
Patience …

Take care & keep safe,
Leopold

L PR tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sun, 16 Aug at 09:06

FW: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

From: A. Knuppe
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2020 9:20 PM
To: tapol@skynet.be

Subject: Re: [weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

Dear Leopold, may I send this letter to you. My last mail concerning the peanut butter never appeared and I seem to have trouble with my connection to the yahoo groups. Sorry for the trouble.
Groetjes Anne.

Dear Leopold and Weihsien mates,

Today we are all celebrating our V- day of the war with Japan, now 75 years ago, although for us the real feeling of liberty came 2 days later, on my sister Louise’s 13th birthday when the 7 brave rescuers were dropped- our heroes!

On the Dutch television I have just seen a beautiful ceremony from The Hague with our king, Willem Alexander and our prime minister Mark Rutte together with a rather small group of ex-internees and other guests, due to the Covid 19 restrictions. It always makes me so sad, every Aug. 15th, because here in the Netherlands all the commemoration and attention concern the camp inhabitants and the victims in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesië where thousands of Dutch citizens wee interned and many were deported to Japan, Burma and other places to work for the Japanese.

My dear mother had 2 younger brothers, living in Java, one of whom died on the island of Fukuoca (?) working in the Japanese mines there and the other survived, but he never really recovered mentally and led a difficult life with his traumas.

I always feel very lonely on this day .

The beautiful monument in the park in The Hague is called “Het Indisch Monument” and all the speeches and music refer to the prisoners of war in the Dutch East Indies. After all, there were several camps in China, the Philippines, and other Asian countries with Dutch citizens and I feel they are left out!

Our group in camp from the Netherlands was also quite small, and thank God we had no serious atrocities, but we were prisoners and far from our home land.

So you can imagine how glad I am with my Weihsien group of friends who all share the memories of camp life and the wonderful liberation by the 7 men from the plane above us, descending by parachute.

I no longer feel alone, thanks to all of you!

With my warmest greeting,
Anne de Jongh, (now Knüppe, nearly 90 years old)

From: Alexandra Cunningham
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2020 10:29 PM
To: ldybgs@163.com; weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Cc: tapol@skynet.be; rwbridge@freeuk.com; pamela@hendersonhouse.com; Carinne Cunningham

Subject: Video of Solange MacLean recounting her life in China

Hello,
I am the granddaughter of Solange MacLean, formerly known as Solange Jacqueline Saint de Hubert. She was interned in the Weihsien camp during WW2.

We recently made a video of her recounting her past, living in China before and during the war.

Although it's not a short video, we wanted to pass along for the museum and any others who might be interested.

Enjoy: https://youtu.be/vwNVbXLajCE

Thank you,
Alexandra Cunningham

G C Emerson emerson@netvigator.com [stanley_camp]
To: stanley_camp@yahoogroups.com,
stanley_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sun, 16 Aug at 06:34

Re: [stanley_camp] Ian Gill's parents' unusual love story in Stanley - 16 Aug 2020

Yes, such a moving story well-told by Ian. I was glad the commentator said at the end that Ian must write a book - I've been urging him to do this for years as Billie Gill's story is unique and fascinating. (And hi to Christine Kirkham from HK Geoff - recalling our visit to Stanley on April 6, 2013).

At 03:08 PM 15/8/20, Christine Kirkham christine.kirkham@yahoo.co.uk [stanley_camp] wrote:

Just listened to Ian's very moving story. So well told. Thank you for sharing this Ian.

Sent from my iPhone

On 15 Aug 2020, at 04:17,
Philip Cracknell philipcracknell@yahoo.com [stanley_camp] wrote:

Ian: Well told - very emotive. Best wishes, Philip

Philip Cracknell
Email: PhilipCracknell@yahoo.com
Mobile: (852) 98820549

Blog: http://www.battleforhongkong.blogspot.hk

Book: Battle for Hong Kong, December 1941

On Saturday, 15 August 2020, 04:12:39 GMT+8, Ian Gill iajgill@gmail.com [stanley_camp] wrote:

Today is VJ day and Adrian Chiles of BBC Radio 5 called to ask about my parents' unusual love story in Hong Kong's Stanley internment camp. Our chat, part of a three-hour show, starts at the 1:14.30 mark and lasts 20 minutes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000lmjq

Audrey Horton raks732@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sat, 15 Aug at 18:08

Re: [weihsien_camp] Weishien** Unable to download

I tried to download the attachment and it said---it had been downloaded to the maximum times--tell the person who sent it to reload it
Audrey Nordmo Horton

tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
To: 'Kirsty Wilson',
weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sat, 15 Aug at 10:28

[weihsien_camp] RE: thank you!

Dear Kirsty,

Thanks for your message & compliments.

I am not the only one to thank. In fact, this whole website is an act of generosity by people from all over the world, sharing whatever they possessed about this particular subject at this particular period of our recent history. Weihsien Concentration Camp from March 1943 until the end of October 1945. I had accepted to be the webmaster and I received documents, paintings and books with the permission of reproducing them on a virtual website ― free access and non-profit.

Many of us, children and young adults ― in 1945 ― have since left this world.

What is left?

I still remember ― a few years ago ― when Emmanuel Hanquet (well over 90 years old) started singing "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" in his small apartment in Belgium. He was a priest and a person used to speaking in public. He sang with gusto and pleasure when remembering the incident and laughed about it all.

So many stories ...

Best regards,
Leopold

-----Original Message-----

From: Kirsty Wilson
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2020 4:12 PM
To: tapol@skynet.be

Subject: thank you!

Dear Mr Pander,

I just stumbled across your website on the Weihsien Internment Camp and want to let you know how impressed and grateful I am for this extensive collection of information.

My father, Joseph Wilson, now lives in Brisbane, Australia. He and his mother , Galina Wilson, were interned in Weihsien.

I remember my father always told me about liberation day because it was also his 10th birthday! He said the US troops set up loudspeakers and played "Oh what a beautiful morning".

Best regards,
Kirsty Wilson

tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sat, 15 Aug at 10:28

[weihsien_camp] Dear Weihsieners,

Dear Weihsieners,

Today is V-J DAY ―
We will be liberated in two days’ time, ― seventy-five years ago.
Remember?
…
Leopold

Dwight Whipple thewhipples@comcast.net [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Fri, 14 Aug at 23:17

Re: [weihsien_camp] Weishien** Unable to download

I was able to open it.
Thanks!

It did take a while to open but it was interesting.
Not our experience.
I was born in 1936 and my memories of the guards are happy ones, playing with them, knocking their hats off when they sat down and running as fast I could with them chasing, laughing. It was a different experience for our parents; they got caught getting food over the wall from nearby Chinese farmers. Long story but the eggs were confiscated and nothing more came of it, probably to the guard’s benefit in keeping them for himself.

Everyone was hungry most of the time.
And cold, too, in the winter; and hot in the summer.

~Dwight Whipple

Angela angelalousia@yahoo.ca [weihsien_camp]
To: Peter Talbot maori@sympatico.ca [weihsien_camp]
Fri, 14 Aug at 21:17

Re: [weihsien_camp] Weishien** Unable to download

Hi Peter,

wonder if anyone else is having a problem downloading??
Is there another way you can send it as a PDF file or ??

Thank you ..
Angela Cox Elliott

Peter Talbot maori@sympatico.ca [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com

[weihsien_camp] Weishien

Peter Talbot maori@sympatico.ca [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Thu, 13 Aug at 17:47

Re: [weihsien_camp] Weishien

Sorry Albert can’t get it to work just yet try again soon

Audrey Horton raks732@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Wed, 12 Aug at 16:55

Re: [weihsien_camp] Peanut butter

Yes, I still like peanut butter, but seldom use it. Used it quite a bit when children were in school and I had to make school lunches when there were no refrigeration for luncheon meat.

I have a question. Years ago someone told me that their dentist did not want her children eating peanut butter as it was bad for their teeth---I suppose the stickiness.---Have any of you been told that.

Even though I have been to many dentists in six different countries---as have had problem teeth all my life---I do not remember any of them warning me of peanut butter.

Be interested in your comments.

Audrey Nordmo Horton

Brian Kerry brian.a.kerry@sky.com [weihsien_camp]
To: Maida Harris Campbell roy.campbell79@gmail.com
Wed, 12 Aug at 16:36

[weihsien_camp] Peanut butter

Ah! Peanut butter -still one of my favourites.

I do remember helping to make some in Weihsien. A teacher had set up the mincer on a table near the outside steps leading down to the old basketball court. I recall feeding the machine with nuts after the shells had been removed, and turning the handle of the mincer.

As for peanut oil.
One day John Hoyte and I discovered there were some dregs in the containers that had held peanut oil.. We salvaged what we could into a small bottle, possibly an empty ink bottle, and used the oil as hair oil! Probably not advisable to stand out on the hot sun for too long after use!

And now, in the luxury of peacetime when we have all we want, how do you enjoy peanut butter?

I use it in what is probably the commonest way in the UK: I spread butter or a low fat substitute on my bread or toast, then add peanut butter on top in place of marmite or jam.

I believe our American friends often use peanut butter in place of butter, then add jam (jelly to them) on top.

How do you like it?

My best wishes to you all,

Brian

Roy Campbell roy.campbell79@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Tue, 11 Aug at 22:23

Re: [weihsien_camp] peanut butter saga

On another subject.

I was 15 at liberation. That was the age we got a camp job and I was proud to have a job washing dishes at Kitchen 2. We did it outside in the summer with a dish mop and people lined up to have their dishes washed. The water got dirty pretty fast and If there was soap it was very little.

On another subject I remember we got some special ingredients like raisins or nuts before Christmas and we mixed them in a great big bin but I don’t remember eating the Christmas pudding. My mother was a teacher but her job in camp was cleaning the latrines near block 23. We lived in Block 57 near the hospital where Angela Cox lived with her family. Block 57 was still there when we visited in 1958. But gone at the 2005 celebrations. I have enjoyed the stories about peanut butter.

I had dysentery in camp and it seemed a long walk to the nearest latrine. I did end up in hospital and after I got home I got special food from the diet kitchen. The big treat I remember was an egg!! They ground up the eggshells and we got some to give us a bit of calcium. In the winter if it was a nice day we’d be allowed to skip school so we could get some Vitamin D.

Sent from my iPad

'Sancton' sancton@nbnet.nb.ca [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Tue, 11 Aug at 20:06

[weihsien_camp] no more videos??

Dear Weihsieners: it was quite fun making the little video for the Weihsien museum.

What a marvel these little cell phones are!
Thank you, Leopold for collecting the videos.
There is probably time for a few more entries too!

Christine Talbot Sancton

Alison Holmes aholmes@prescott.edu [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Fri, 7 Aug at 20:33

Re: [weihsien_camp] 75 th anniversary of the dropping of the bomb.

Audrey, could you please send me (aholmes@prescott.edu) Eddie Wangs email address.
My computer lost everything before March 17 and I wanted to write again to him.
Thanks so much.

Audrey Horton raks732@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Fri, 7 Aug at 19:24

Re: [weihsien_camp] 75 th anniversary of the dropping of the bomb.

It is heart rending to read the accounts of World War 11 casualties. My husband's two older brothers were in the Navy--the one coming down with Tuberculosis causing havoc to his body.

It was years before I had read or heard the story of Fuchida and DeShazer --enemies that became best friends---there is a link below to a short youtube introducing their story to you. I wish I had known about DeShazer as we used to live not far from Salem, Oregon and we could have phoned, written, or visited him as he lived to be in his 90's.

And we could have been treated far worse than we were.

Most of you no doubt already know about the miracle that took place in their lives--so this is a reminder-that miracles do happen. -- yes, there is much more about them as you no doubt know. And we were part of the great miracle of being delivered by our seven heroes.

I enjoy corresponding with Eddie Wang. We have been privileged to dine in his grandson's home in S.C. with his dear wife and little girl and we correspond regularly.

https://youtu.be/5z1Za_-0I0I

But in all the horror stories of which the two were a part of--to see and hear their story from their own mouths is an encouragement to all--

Audrey Nordmo Horton

'Sancton' sancton@nbnet.nb.ca [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Fri, 7 Aug at 14:54

Re: [weihsien_camp] 75 th anniversary of the dropping of the bomb.

Thank you, Leopold:

it is good to have verification of what had been planned for us.
Christine Talbot Sancton

tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Cc: '乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆'
Fri, 7 Aug at 11:16

RE: [weihsien_camp] 75 th anniversary of the dropping of the bomb.

Yes ! Indeed ! the atomic bomb is terrible …

Remember the “Rape of Nankin” ― 300.000 civilians killed
Go To:
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-worldwide-deaths-world-war

… an estimate of more than 50 million Chinese civilians killed during WWII.

On the home page of the Weihsien-Paintings’ website, there is a URL:
http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/Formosa/taiwandocs.html

Mr. Mansell shows us documents attesting that all prisoners ― civilians & military ― were to be shot and disposed of.
… and how many more American soldiers to be killed for the projected final invasion of Japan?

Yes, the Atomic Bomb is terrible but … thank you Mr. Truman … this horrible thing stopped it all and we are alive !

Take care & keep safe,
Bien amicalement,
Leopold

Roy Campbell roy.campbell79@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Fri, 7 Aug at 00:17

Re: [weihsien_camp] 75 th anniversary of the dropping of the bomb.

You must remember that none of us In camp might have survived if the atomic bombs had not been dropped and huge numbers of the allied soldiers could have died if they had had to invade Japan.

The Japanese don’t seem to know how to apologize.

Maida Campbell

Sent from my iPad

'Sancton' sancton@nbnet.nb.ca [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Thu, 6 Aug at 18:00

[weihsien_camp] 75 th anniversary of the dropping of the bomb.

Dear Friends:

it was a terrible weapon to use!
But were we saved by the dropping of that bomb? We have been led to believe that.

Prayers
Christine Talbot Sancton

'Molly & Leslie Soltay' brasscranes@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: 乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆
Thu, 6 Aug at 14:43

[weihsien_camp] Re: Peanut butter

Dear Mr. Wu

I have sent you a 3 minute video message for the opening ceremony.
Can you please reconfirm what is the exact and correct email address.

Thank you and best wishes
Molly Soltay

On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 22:19, Molly & Leslie Soltay wrote:

Dear Mr Neal Wu

I am impressed at your undertaking of making peanut butter, With a grinder it takes 3-4 passing of the peanuts through the grander. As a child, my father used to make peanut butter in Tiensien where we lived, it must have been dry as I recall him adding butter and or peanut oil and mixing the whole thing by hand before eating it on a piece of toast.

All the very best
Molly Soltay ( Valentine Foyn )

'Molly & Leslie Soltay' brasscranes@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: Leopold
Wed, 5 Aug at 04:31

[weihsien_camp] peanut butter saga

Yes, the peanut butter must have been dry, as after Neal Wu wrote and sent pictures of his attempts to recreate the butter, I suddenly recalled years later in Tiensien, watching my father add butter and or peanut oil to the mixture and mixing it by hand before spreading it on his toast. There must have been a good reason behind it.

For everyone entertainment I will start on another subject down memory lane, That is all I have, memories/stories told to me over and over again.

Stay safe, and like Leopold, I will raise a glass of wine and nibble on peanuts.. "To your good health."

DING Xuan esojourn@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Wed, 5 Aug at 01:53

Re: FW: [weihsien_camp] Weifang Museum

Dear, Molly Soltay

Thanks for sharing your story about peanut butter.
It's interesting. I searched for some tutorials about how to make it with electrical equipment It's like bellowing pictures. I guess you can't add extra oil in the camp, so it was very dry.
what was it like? like picture 3 or 4?☺

hope you all be save and happy!

From: 乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:50 AM
To: pander.nl@skynet.be

Subject: Re: [weihsien_camp] Weifang Museum

Dear Mr. Leopold Pander,

Hello, what's the weather like there today? Today, the Museum is very sunny. There are cicadas singing in the park, tourists and pedestrians. It is very comfortable under the shade of trees.

Today is August 4, and there are 11 days to go before August 15. We're going to make a promotional film to promote the new museum, which needs to be interspersed with scenes of the survivors. It's a short video they shot themselves.

Because the video production needs time, could you please tell our friends that if you can shoot a short video, please send it to me as soon as possible. Short video doesn't need to be very long, 40 seconds to 1 minute. In other words, just say a few words in the short video.

Thank you very much for your help.
Wish you a happy life.
From,
Neal Wu

乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆
ldybgs@163.com

tapol@skynet.be [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Cc: '乐道院·潍县集中营博物馆'
Sun, 2 Aug at 10:20

RE: [weihsien_camp] Weifang Museum

Dear Molly,

Yes ! … a packing list … That could be an interesting add for the Weihsien-paintings’ website.

The best I have ― so far ― is a text written by my father in camp … he writes about “fricassé de lard” and “don’t forget to bring a hammer” !! (amongst others)

http://www.weihsien-paintings.org/pander/pages/page01-UK.htm

I am trying to make a video, but without any success so far !

Well … in Belgium, peanut butter is not very popular but for us, (…) every day, when the sun goes down we take an “aperitif” in a nice quiet place … at home … just us two … a glass of rosé wine ― Rosé d’Anjou ― and a good portion of roasted peanuts ― I love it !

… à votre santé !
Léopold

'A. Knuppe' annemoen@tele2.nl [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sun, 2 Aug at 00:37

[weihsien_camp] Fw: peanut butter.

Dear friends,

All the stories about the peanut butter in camp rang a bell!! I suddenly remembered my father patiently grinding peanuts for us, children.

Who knows, he might even have borrowed the mincer from Molly’s father- I don’t think we possessed one. I also know that our peanut butter was sometimes mixed with a little amout of cocoa, so we had chocolate peanut butter now and then- a rather strange variety of the spread. Using the oil for cooking is not very probable because the grinder just produced the squashed nuts- no separate oil. By the way, I can still enjoy the peanut butter nowadays.

Anne de Jongh.

Roy Campbell roy.campbell79@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sat, 1 Aug at 18:06

Re: [weihsien_camp] Weifang Museum

Good suggestion about the peanut oil. I was trying to figure how peanuts could be that dry . The corona pandemic makes me realize how going through the war in amp was a lot worse although as kids it was our parents that took the brunt of it.
And some of our parents went through the horrors of the First World War.
They were tough

Maida Harris Campbell

'Molly & Leslie Soltay' brasscranes@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: Leopold
Sat, 1 Aug at 14:07

Re: [weihsien_camp] Weifang Museum

Peanut oil? was probably separated and used in the kitchens for cooking.

Leslie Soltay

Roy Campbell roy.campbell79@gmail.com [weihsien_camp]
To: weihsien_camp@yahoogroups.com
Sat, 1 Aug at 04:35

Re: [weihsien_camp] Weifang Museum

I was 15 when we were liberated. The peanut butter was very dry. I don’t know what happened to the oil in it but when we got to Canada I could not believe how good peanut butter could be.

Maida Harris Campbell