European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Living today a Gypsy woman and i French cowhand share he festive spirit of Saintes Maries tie la Mer France after the profession of Saint Sara this festival is held every May. Gypsy potluck something to Stew Over by Sharon he coins special to stripes Magazine during the years i be lived in Europe i be had Many oppor unifies to observe gypsies in local markets at Gypsy campsites and on the Road. Without romantic maj them i led j bit of an Affinity Lor the gypsies and their Way of life. Having spent six years in a nomadic of that look me All Over the Globe i can perhaps understand the wanderlust that every Gypsy is born with. It s the colourful chaos of the gypsies that i find most attractive. Even when hassled by the Gypsy women in Barcelona trying to Slick Flowers in my hair Lowers they be just stolen off a float in a religious procession i still end up laughing with the gypsies instead of avoiding them. Gypsies live and travel in every country of Europe some say in every country of the world but their Homes and methods of transportation  considerably from place to place. In Germany t be seen gypsies living in modern Mobile Homes pulled by huge Mercedes sedans. In a French Village we once got caught in a traffic Jam when several gypsies driving big camper vans and motor Homes tried to squeeze them through the narrow streets of the town. Not All gypsies Are so affluent however. I Asi year in Spain i saw a single Gypsy family Man wife and Little daughter Raveling Down a country Road in a Small old fashioned painted wooden caravan drawn by a tired horse. They stopped for a few minutes to gather some greens growing by the Road then slowly lolled on into the Mikisis of time. The Only other plan1 i be seen gypsies living in  covered wooden wagons is in the mountains of Northern Greece. Farther South on the greek Mainland i be often driven last gypsies camped in the shells of unfinished buildings in Rural areas and even near Small towns. Jul it  on Crete that i encountered the biggest Gypsy  i be Ever seen populated by hundreds of gypsies living in Dowens of Large c onic Al Lents similar to american Indian teepees. Al night in warm weather the sides of the tents were partially rolled up revealing Ampf ires or Colenan Iype lanterns inside. Bright Green Pink and Orange Flo Kati rugs were spread on the ground As Beds and Small camping Ijas stoves served for cooking. Wearing ruffled and flounced dresses made from colourfully primed Gauzy material tin women were always Barefoot. All the children dressed in far less appeared to be in great need of a Bath. And parked around the edges of the Camps were those Little japanese pick up trucks favored by greek gypsies the windows of each truck decorated inside with Cotton lassies and fringe and every top sporting an electric megaphone. I be never Jolien up the nerve to walk into a Gypsy Camp and ask what s for dinner but my Inlet est in gypsies has prompted me to search for recipes that Are attributed to them. It has t been easy. Gypsies Aren t the sort of people to take time off from their Busy lives to a rile Clown the Insi Iii Lions for making All those dishes thai every Gypsy woman already knows How to make anyway. Once at a Bookstore in Siena i saw a beautifully illustrated Cookbook in filled coif a Angara Gypsy Ctm no ,1, which regretfully i did t pure base at the time and Haven t been Able to find since. The Only other Gypsy recipes i have come across Are in Spanish cookbooks especially those focusing on he c looking of Andalusia the Region of spam m which Many gypsies live. Ironically the most often published recipe with Gypsy in is tides one that gypsies would be very  to make. Urasoe ill Citino Gypsy s Arm is a sponge c Ake baked in the form of a Large thin re angular Sheet spread with custard september 79, 1965