KECSKEMET

kecskemet, a town of hungary, in the county of pest-pilis-solt-kiskun, 65 m. s.s.e. of budapest by rail. pop. (1900), 56,786. kecskemet is a poorly built and straggling town, situated in the extensive kecskemet plain. it contains monasteries belonging to the piarist and franciscan orders, a catholic (founded in 1714), a calvinistic and a lutheran school. the manufacture of soap and leather are the principal industries. besides the raising of cereals, fruit is extensively cultivated in the surrounding district; its apples and apricots are largely exported, large quantities of wine are produced, and cattle-rearing constitutes another great source of revenue. kecskemet was the birthplace of the hungarian dramatist jozsef katona (1792-1830), author of the historical drama, _bank-ban_ (1815). keddah (from hindu _khedna_, to chase), the term, used in india for the enclosure constructed to entrap elephants. in ceylon the word employed in the same meaning is _corral_. kedgeree (hindostani, _khichri_), an indian dish, composed of boiled rice and various highly-flavoured ingredients. kedgeree is of two kinds, white and yellow. the white is made with grain, onions, ghee (clarified butter), cloves, pepper and salt. yellow kedgeree includes eggs, and is coloured by turmeric. kedgeree is a favourite and universal dish in india; among the poorer classes it is frequently made of rice and pulse only, or rice and beans. in european cookery kedgeree is a similar dish usually made with fish.