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SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, FORTLAXD, SEPTEMBER 1909. 7 S 'ft 1 Mm. TWO COUPLES MAKE THE TRIP FROM PASCOT teTLAND WITHOUT 6ERI0US MISHAP 1 5'-i- -;; --"' - V o THE YAKIMA xn C?W 3 V a" C-. ' ata r&Kio w CjS ci jz: two wsjis w as HAT Is regarded as one of the most haiardoua and nerve-rack-in 5 canoa trips ever undertaken a pleaaure Jaunt In this sec tion -was successfully finished re cently by Chester Stevenson and wife and Elvln D. Crutchfleld. of North Tak tma. Wash., and Miss Carrie Moon, of Chieo. Cal. The trip was accomplished In two 7i-pound canoes, and was made from Pasco. Wash., to Portland In nine days. The distance Is about 300 miles. Four and one-half days was the time con sumed In navigation. The quartet of canoeists experienced many hairbreadth escapes during their venturesome trip. The apex of their sen sational experiences was reached when the party shot the Walla Walla and Umatilla Rapld.x. Fortunately, ho seri ous accidents, though several chilling duckings, were recorded. The accomplishment ts remarkable when the means of navigation Is consid ered. The outfits carried by the party In the 15-foot canoes consisted of camp ing paraphernalia, which was equalised In both craft. With the guns, cameras and fishing tackle stowed In water-tight receptacles, the approximate weight of each canoe, exclusive of Its occupants, was In excess of 100 pounds. Both young men manned their respec tive canoes single-handed, utilizing their companions as ballast. Before departure each canoe was stripped of the customary one-Inch keeL This was done to enable the pilot to retain the equilibrium of the shell In the rough waters encountered. The placid Journey was uneventful until Umatilla Rapids were reached. Here the canoeists encountered the most dangerourf point of the trip. Fearing a calamity, the pilots put In to shore above the rapids preparatory to packing the carco down stream on the bank of the Columbia. After a careful survey of the dangers that lurk in the boiling rapids. Steven son bantered his comrades to shoot the rapids without further parley. An hour later and when they had safely anchored In a cove below the treacherous waters, the members of the party regained thelr normal respiration and reflected over the foolhaxdiness of their venture. Securing a firm grip In order to save herself and right the craft In angry waters each of the lady members sat rigidly in the bot tom of the canoe while their pilot bat tled with the awlrlin eddies or dex trously veered his canoe from the dangerous rocks that are hidden beneath - i V v. !!la5 Hi T 1 -" : ' ,L?'l.''l.' a A H J Q 9 ' I . if - "2a.. .-x: ru6 '-r' V lA - -A I IP ; ' ?:.' H 'Vf'- ': ir .tA i Ott'" ' 1 1 'J . 'rjf'&i J VW - " 'i ., .... J::..,. Mi t 3 - k ..7 each other a scant mile below the.rapids. The party camped along the river banks where night overtook them and one of the most unique outings of the Summer has been recorded as a result. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Crutchfleld are business men of North Yakima. Mis Moon is a popular society belle of her home town in California. The utmost secrecy guarded the trip proposed and en countered by the party. But despite the precautions taken relatives became aware of the undertaking before the trip had fairiy begun, the knowledge of which oc casioned no little worry as to meir sareiy. The party eventually reached Portland j and after telegraphing their solicitous relatives of their safe arrival they spent t several days here before their return to North Yakima. the surface. Stevenson In his daredevlllsh spirit, accompanied by his wife In their cano "Yakima," ventured to shoot the rapids first. A thrilling half hour, and one not soon to be forgotten, was con sumed In shooting the Umatillas. The course and tactics adopted by Stevenson in his efforts to reach the lower waters safely caused every vestige of himself and canoe to disappear from the sight of Crutchfleld and Miss Moon, who paddled Into the rapids above in the "Natches." Goaded on by the thoughts that their companions were swept into the boiling water, Crutchfleld plunged Into the rapids in his supposed effort to rescue them. Despite the fact that their hearts beat with unusual rapidity, as a result of their thrilling experiences yet there was rejoicing when both crews sighted ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Lillian Tinle (Aasvsrs to Correspondent) Yankton. Or.. Juns 2 1- Will you Pla give recipe in The Oregonlan for making nails?. Mrs. E. A. B. I regret that your letter and those of soma other correspondents have had to wait so long for a reply. Vacation wanderings, with the width of the con tinent between me and my work, have caused much delay and confusion In regard to my malL However, t hope this recipe Is not too late to be ef some Snails made with raised dough: No. I One cup milk; one yeast cake dis solved in one-fourth cup lukewarm wa ter; one-fourth cup sugar; one teaspoon salt; one egg ana one yolk; one-eighth teaspoon mace; one-half teaspoon cin namon; one-fourth cup melted butter; one-third cup raisins or currants; flour to knead. Scald the milk; when luke warm, add dissolved yeast cake and 1V4 cups flour. Beat wll, cover, let rise to double Its bulk. Add salt, sugar, melted butter, beaten egg and spices, with enough flour to knead. Knead, let rise again, and roll Into a long strip one-fourth of an Inch thick. Sprinkle over with currants, roll up like a Jelly roll, and cut across In slices about one inch thick. Place these In the baking pan, cut side down. Let rise again before baking In hot oven. When aone. they may be simply brushed with egg white (to glase them), and sprin kled with sugar; or a plain water frost In z may be used. . For the latter, mix sifted confection ers sugar with Just enough water to make a thin, easily spreading paste. If richer "snails" are desired, more fruit should be used, and extra sugar and soft butter spread over the strip of dough before rolling up. Grated lemon or orange rind might be used Instead of mace and cinnamon, and a little chopped citron or candied orange peel might be mixed with the fruit. - No. 2 One cup scalded milk; two ta blespoons butter: 1H . tablespoons sugar; one-half teaspoon salt; one-half yeast cake dissolved In one-fourth cup iiiirAtva rm water: flour to knead. This gives a plainer, but very good founda tion dough, without eggs. Mix. let rise and shape the 'snails" by the method already described, spreading a little butter and sugar with the fruit on the rolled-out strip. Chopped nuts might be substituted or combined with the fruit. A plain bread dough may be en riched with extra butter and a little sugar and flavoring, and then treated as above. This is convenient when the family baking Is done at home. An egg (well beaten) can also be worked In to Improve both the lightness and color of ths plain dough. Baking-powder snails: Make dough as for baking-powder or soda biscuits, using two cups flour; four level tea spoons baking powder; one-half tea spoon salt; two tablespoons butter; two-thirds cup milk. Roll out about three-fourths Inch in thickness (this does not increase In bulk as the yeast dough does), and sprinkle with one half cup chopped raisins, one teaspoon cinnamon, four tablespoons sugar and H4 tablespoons butter. Roll up and cut across in three-fourths inch slices. Place on greased tin, brush with milk and bake Immediately In a hot oven. Finish as already described. Raisins, currants, candied peel, figs, dates, prunes (stoned and chopped), and nuts may all be used in these rolls. Independence Or.. July 81. Will you kindly glvs a recipe for making sweet cu cumber pickles In The Sunday OregonlanT 1 eiijoy the cooking1 department so much. A Subscriber. I hope shortly to give a variety qt seasonable pickles and relishes. Let me know if the following is not the kind you want: Sweet cucumber pickles: Place small cucumbers in a bowl with half a cup of salt to two quarts of cucumbers. Cover with boiling water and let stand over night. In the morning take them from the'brlne, place In a granite kettle and cover with good vinegar to which has been added mustard seed, whole cloves, stick cinnamon and one cup sugar. Let come to the boiling point, but not bolL Put up in cans and seal while hot. Portland, Or., Aug. 1. I shall be pi ad If you will g-ive a recipe for cucumber sauc; also for cream of cucumber soup. Mrs. B. A. Cucumber sauce: Pare two medium size cucumbers. Cut lengthwise in quarters and remove the seeds. If large. Chop fkie, and rub through a fine sieve or cheesecloth. Season with salt, pap rica and vinegar, and stir. In one-half cup thick cream whipped stiff. Serve with broiled fish. Cream of cucumber soup: Pare and cut up two cucumbers (to give about one pint when chopped). Put in a pan Sat Cjtstj jvatjz with a slloe of onion, two tablespoons butter or bacon fat: one clove, 12 pep per corns and a. half-Inch strip of lemon rind yellow on both sides. Cook with out browning about five minutes. Cover with water; cook until tender, and rub through a sieve. There should be about one pint of pulp. Combine this with one pint thin white sauce and season with salt, pepper, cayenne and (just before serving) a pinch of sugar and a few drops of lemon juice. Whipped cream or unsleved slices of cucumber may be used as a garnish. A good cucumber soup "a la Creole" is made as above, with the addition of a large tomato or two. Small ones and a small slice of raw ham or bacon. A little additional onion might also be allowed. . Cut all In small pieces and cook with the raw cucumber, to develop the flavor. A third variety may be developed by allowing the vegetables to brown nnd using brown stock (second stock will do), thickened with corn starch or rice flour In place of the white sauce. I hope next week to give the recipes requested by Miss A. M. Mrs. L. C. McC, Mrs. ij. B. H. and Mrs. J. I re gret that I am unable to give private instruction, arrange menus or make personal replies to correspondents; but I am glad to answer questions of gen eral interest In these columns. JOY RIDE ENDS IN DEATH Barmaids and Man Servant Drive Auto Into Deep River. BERLIN, Sept 11. (Special.) A chauffeur named Go walla, in the service of a gentleman who Is spending his holidays at Zoppot, on the Baltic, made up a party last night after his master had gone to bed for a drive to Danzig in the luxurious automobile. He In vited a couple of barmaids and took an assistant chauffeur with him. Numer ous saloons wero visited and all be came more or less intoxicated. Gowalla entrusted the steering to the Junior chauffeur, who was quite inexperienced. At 4 o'clock In the morn ing he drove at full speed into the iron rails bounding the river Mottlau. The railing collapsed and the automobile dashed into the river at the deepest part. There It lies with the, body of one girl at the bottom of the river. The asslsant's body was recovered later. The other barmaid and Gowalla were rescued by fishermen. The chauffeur has been arrested on the charge of manslaughter. FOOD EXPERTS WILL MEET Congress at Paris to Talk Over What the World Eats. LONDON. Sept. 11. (Special.) Of the many congresses that address them selves to. questions of the widest public interest, a congress to be held In Paris from October 17 to 24, inclusive, makes a peculiarly strong claim on the attention of the world. It will be wholly concerned with the question of food, and more par ticularly with the operations that are permissible In the handling of food. This la the second International Food Con gress. The first was held at Geneva last yeaw and certain definitions were then accept ed by the congress, and the discussions this year will be largely controlled by these definitions. Not only will ordinary food poducts be discussed, but the con gress will deal with the methods for the prevention of adulteration In chemical products, drugs, essential oils, spices, mineral waters and so forth. The definitions and recommendations put forward by the EnKllsh-speaking world, as represented by the United States. th j United Kingdom, and the British Colonies, have not beon included In the programme. but will form the subject of a supplemen- j tary programme which will beissued pri or to the congress, livery civilized na tion will be represented in this great gath ering There is no country so highly spiritualized as to be indifferent to food that is adulterated, dirty or poisonous. OLD CHURCH NOT A MUSEUM St. Julien Le Pauvre Will Be Cen- ter of Garden Square. PARIS. Sept ll.-(Special.)-There is no truth in the statement that the govern ment of France Intends to convert ths ancient and Interesting church of St Julien le Pauvre into a museum. It Is Intended to clear the space around the church and to make a garden square there, in which w;ll be shown the re mains of the fortress of Phillppe-Au-guste, which exists still in the close. Those who know this most interesting quarter of Paris ,will rejoice at this announcement The rumor now contra dicted appears to have arisen from the fact that a number of statues found in the course of the demolition of the ancient Hotel Dleu. the hospital of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine, were transferred tor the church of St Julien le Pawvre. The church was for merly the chapel of the hopsltal, and one of the statues now placed there is that of Saint Laundry, bishop of Paris, who founded the hospital In 650. The church, dating from the fifth century, Is the oldest In Paris, and its triple apsiflal ending is peculiar. For some years it has been in charge of a community of Eastern monks, gov erned by an archimandrite, and the high mass on Sundays and fest;vals is carried out in accordance- with the Eastern rite. In Paris, owing to the increasing length of women's hatpins and the ltt of acci dents such as eyes put out. ears, noses and cheeks torn, the police officials propose to filace some restriction on warinr hatpins n omnibuses, railway cars, theaters aaA other public places.
