in a fit of jealous rage, had chased her and their
daughter off, set the house on fire, and committed suicide.

Roslind is confronted with that sort of bad craziness all too often
as she deals with the affected survivors and families. Recently she
had three such cases in three towns in one week. She desperately
needed a week off after that.

That's huge - enough to make one rethink living
there even if one loved it; you have discussed
the prevalence of depression and despair up north,
in places with tiny populations and few clear
prospects. Ramona, whose population is 20000, was
reeling from this one occurrence.

They had to move the service to the performing
arts center to accommodate the anticipated
turnout - both Jason and Jennifer were well known
in town, and word gets out fast.

Som Tam
categories: New Yorker, Thai, salad
servings: 6 to 8

5 limes, juice of
4 Tb fish sauce (nam pla)
3 Tb palm sugar
4 green onions, finely chopped
1 hd leaf lettuce, washed and separated
1 lb white cabbage, finely shredded
2 papayas, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
2 firm medium tomatoes, sliced
1 lb cooked small shrimp
2 Tb roasted peanuts, coarsely crushed
3 green Serrano chilies, seeded, slivereds

Mix the lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar, and
green onions in a bowl until the sugar has
dissolved. Set aside.

Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter.

In a bowl, combine the shredded cabbage with the
papaya slices and tomatoes, reserving a few
slices for garnish. Toss with half of dressing.

Place this mixture on the lettuce and sprinkle
with shrimp and peanuts. Decorate with the
remaining tomato slices and chilies and top
with remaining dressing.

Note: An equal amount of cooked pork cubes makes
an interesting substitution for the shrimp.

NY Times 5/20/81 after Jennifer Brennan
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