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Bicycle Tour in Denmark Described It was fun, but never again This is the reaction of Miss Shirley Lynch, Medford student, to a bicycle tour through Den mark which she made recently, Miss Lynch, who is visiting rela tives in Wiesbaden, Germany was one of four adults who served as leaders for a group 01 teenagers on tne trip, spon sored by American Youth Ac tivities. The student, a daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. John B. Lynch, 139 Kenwood avenue, will leave Ger many the latter part of this month for the trip home. She will make stops in New York and Boston, and in Millis, Mass., will visit a relative, Albert W Hunt, former headmaster of Mil ton academy ia Massachusetts, Miss Lynch will enter Lewis and Clark college in Portland in September for her senior year ui the trip she wrote: The bicycle tour was interest ing, kind of fun and terribly tir ing. At Wiesbaden the bicycles were loaded into an army truck ana the 20 girls, Grady and my- seia were dumped aboard an Air Force bus to go to the bord er. From here the border is about 400 miles away on military bus it seems like at least a thousand miles. We start ed early Tuesday morning, camped out that-night and ar rived at the border at noon Wed nesday. Along the way there was a gradual change in archi tecture irom yellow and gray brick with red tile roofs to plas tered brick with wood bracing and thatched roofs. The latter looked like the "old English" style, like the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house at the University of Oregon. The thatched roofs still amaze me. We reached the border about noon and were through customs by three (long lines!). Then the groups divided and I was on my own with ten mid-teen agers. We went west first to Tonder 25 miles the first afternoon. Oldest Cathedral The next day was to be a long one but we didn't get started until 10 because the girls wanted to sight-see and several stopped at a bicycle shop for minor re pairs. This time we went north 50 miles worth. We stopped at Ribe to see the oldest cathe dral In Denmark. It is a massive stone building with strange out croppings of towers which have been added during the 800 years the building has existed.. The organ in the church was a beautiful pipe organ about 200 years old (the guide said). I wanted terribly to hear someone play it but the day was Thurs day and no one seemed about to practice. We arrived in Esbjerg about 7 p.m. and had a magifi cent meal at one of the hotels. I asked specifically that we be served vegetables because the usual dinner is meat and pota toes. The waiter said it could be done for 1 kroner 50 extra per person (a kroner is worth about 14.5 cents.) I figured that an extra 22 cents per person wasn't outrageous so I agreed. When the meal was served, five differ ent kinds of vegetables appeared on the serving trays with the meat. There were, two kinds of potatoes, beans, peas, carrots and cauliflower. Not bad at all. We camped at Esbjerg for two nights and spent the day in be tween at the island of Sano. This Is the place where the beach goes out so far that people climb into four - wheeled bath houses and are drawn out into the surf by horses. This is also supposed to be a good place to get amber. It's expensive as all heck! Pretty though. I got a couple of small pieces for not very much. Rid Grueling The next day, Saturday, we had a grueling ride east to Hold ing. About noon the rain began and we were drenched clear through. I decided that this was a good night to stay in a youth hostel. This was a wonerful ex perience. There were people from all over the world staying there. At dinner we sat at a table with two Australians, a Dane, and a Scotsman from South Africa and his friend who was a Finn. Everyone was speak ing English wtiich the South African boy said was quite un usual (a. whole table-full). A good many of the young men were hitch-hiking. Some fami lies there were traveling by mo torcycle or auto and there were a few of us on bikes. We got a little drier at the hostel but were still damp when we left the next day for Odense (still east). We had gone 43 miles Sat urday. We met the other group as planned somewhere east of Mid dlefort. By then it had been raining for several hours and we were all soaked again. This time the tents were wet, too, and that was bad. Quite a few of the girls were getting colds and flu and various other symptoms. I suggested that we hop a train at Middlefort and take all of the girls back to the border to wait for the bus. Each group had, by then, seen half the tour. We got the train at Middlefort and rode iii our own second class car to Padborg. Our bicycles were in the bag gage compartment on the same car so we had few worries about them. We arrived in Padborg at 11 p.m. and couldn't find the camping area. Grady's light was the only functional one so we all had to follow him. We final ly camped in what was probably the only uncultivated, "unpas turized" field in Denmark. The next morning we discovered a Herren and Darner" (rest rooms to you) just down the hill but still no campgrounds. We rode from Padborg to the border and then into Flensborg where, after several hours of hill-climbing and coasting we found the campgrounds. The tents were still wet and so were we, but we put up the tents and then Grady and Iwent into town to try to telephone Wies baden so they'd know where we were. We stopped for a cup of coffee and arrived back at the camp about 9:30. We had to stay there three nights because the buses could not come early. The second night some five young Germen men (18 to 23) years) showed up and we had a good time talking to them. Muffler Blows , The buses eventually showed up at the appointed time and we loaded to go home. The first day back on the bus was uneventful. The second day started early and all of the girls were excited ooooh, what a din! About 11 a.m. the muffler blew out. The Air Force buses have the motor under a little tin roof right by the driver SO we had our ears battered by a no-mufflered-bus-motor-under-a-tin-roof until 7:30 at night. On the way back we stopped at an Air Force snack bar .what a mob! The girls were starved for hamburgers and milkshakes. Unfortunately there was a busload of baseball players there Just ahead of us seating for 25 people or so and three waitresses. Oh, my! It was interesting, but never again! I may go to Paris on the 8th 12th of August with a tour group. There is a possibility of my going through Bavaria to Salzburg to catch a weekend of the Mozart festival there. I bought a Bavarian hat to wear on this tour. It is the cus tom to buy a souvenir pin from every town visited and pin it to the hat for all to see. The hat will be Johnny's when I bring it home. It will be a little large but maybe his ears can prop it. In another letter Miss Lynch wrote of having luncheon with four chaplains and their fami lies, and of attending church services. She stated that four young people, including herself, formed a quartet to sing re sponses and added that an an them from a record made at Lewis and Clark collge by the choir was played for the offer tory. "It thrills me to hear the L and C choir in a foreign coun try," she added. Gardener Enters Marigold Seed In Annual Hunt Mrs. L. R. McKee, Box 170,. Jacksonville, is one of 345 car- deners in all parts of the coun try who have submitted mari gold seeds to the W. Atlee Bur pee company, mail order seed house. The company has been trying for many years to locate a pure white marigold and when, after years of professional hybridizing, its efforts failed to come close to what they wanted, the company turned to the pub lic for help. The annual hunt for Gem Club Shown Colored Slides; Meeting Planned Colored slides of pre-historlc animals were shown by Chester Fitch at the last meeting of the Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral club. He also spoke on speci mens brought by members to the club for display. The next meeting of the club will be held Wednesday, August 14, at 6:30 p.m. in Hawthorne park for a picnic dinner. Those planning to attend are asked to take something of interest for discussion. Sardonyx or peridot are the stones of the month, club officials noted. A guest at the last meeting was M. J. Kounz, science teacher of Hedrick Junior High school, who spoke on developing pic tures of rock specimens to use in teaching about local rock specimens in the schools. John Morrow displayed fluorescent specimens which he had brought from Franklin, N.J. A display sent to the Crescent City show by the club won a souvenir blue ribon award. A case entered by other members of the club also won a blue rib bon award. The display case at the U.S. National Bank is changed each month by members of the club with their own rock collections. The collection displayed last month will be replaced by R. D. Abel. marigold will be judged this month. The first person who sends in seed which grows the first pure white marigold will receive $10,000 from the seed company. 4 Cook sweet prunes with thick orange slices and whole cloves for breakfast fruit. No sugar is needed, but add a bit of brown white sugar. Woman To Be In Charge of Queen's Visit By JAMES R. NELLSON United Press Correspondent Ottawa (IF) Mrs. Ellen Fair- clough, the first woman federal cabinet minister in Canada, . is expected to be in charge of ar rangements for Queen Elizabeth's visit to the Dominion. Mrs. Fairclough, as secretary of state, is responsible for the de partment's "special division," which in the past has arranged such state occasions as royal visits and such major domestic events as the opening of Parlia ment. Queen Elizabeth II is expected here to open the first session of the new Parliament in October, before she continues to the United States to visit the James town festival. The festival marks the 350th anniversary of the first English settlement in North America. Cautious Mrs. Fairclough, a silver-hair ed woman elected to the House of Commons June 10, views her new duties with caution. She said she would tackle each new problem as it arises. Plans for the royal visit, she said, are still nebulous. The new secretary's husband, Gordon Fairclough, runs a print ing firm in Hamilton, Ont., and her son, Howard, 25, is a music ian. Two days after being sworn iff, Mrs. Fairclough was home in Hamilton, doing her house work. During sessions of Parliament, to which she first was elected in 1950, Mrs. Fairclough spent al ternate week ends in Hamilton. In Ottawa, she lives in a hotel. Sunday. August II, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Preheating of Vegetables Necessary Before Freezing Corvallis Blanching vege tables before freezing them can spell the difference between a tough tasteless product and a fresh flavorful one, according to Mrs. Ruth Klippstein, Oregon State college extension nutritionist. Airs. Klippstein says vege tables must be heated through before being frozen to keep ap petizing ."fresh qualities" in home freezers or lockers. Exten sive research has continued to point out the need for blanching, or preheating process. Blanching or heating vege tables before packing is neces sary to inactivate the enzymes which would otherwise cause un desirable flavor changes in the food. As these enzymes continue to 'Tvork," the vegetable loses color, she explains. Research shows that prac- ing with energy, and a careful, striking dresser. Started As Alderman A certified public accountant, she entered politics as an alder man in Hamilton in 1946, and was elected a controller in 1950, just when the Hamilton west seat in the House of Commons was vacated with the appoint ment of the former Liberal M.P., Colin Gibson, to the bench. She had run against Gibson in 1949, but was defeated, and won the 1950 by-election. Sitting in opposition for seven years in the Commons, she was the Conservative party's official critic . of government labor policy. She also was outspoken in debates on taxation and na- She is 52, a trim figure, bounc- tional welfare. tically every vegetable needs io be blanched before freezing to retain its fresh flavor and color as well as its characteristic tex ture. Added to this, is an un pleasant flavor almost "hay like" that unblanched vege tables may acquire during frozen storage. Example Given Corn-on-the-cob, currently on the freezing list of Oregon home makers, is an especially good tar get for proper blanching and cooling techniques. Mrs. Klipp stein points out that corn is blanched to inactivate natural enzymes. Unless these enzymes are killed, they will cause a "cobby" flavored product after a short storage period. The tex ture of the corn also suffers. She recommends that home makers closely follow the time tables for blanching. Corn should be cooled in ice water for at least 10 minutes and more time should be allowed if the cob is still not cold. When corn is cooled and drained well, each ear should be wrapped sep arately in foil. For barbecuing later, let the corn thaw in the unopened package. To prepare whole-kernel corn for freezing, blanch on the cob, cool, then remove the kernels. This helps the corn retain its juiciness. Blanching time is about as long as for corn-on-the-cob. Here are some other im portant points Mrs. Klippstein makes on freezing: Whole green peppers do not usually produce a satisfactory frozen product unless blanched. However, green peppers, if cut Avadado Spread A bowl of mashed avocado seasoned with salt, lime or lemon juice and onion if desired, is a perfect extra for barbecue dinners. Spread it on bread, crackers, corn-on-the-cob, or use as topper for green salads or sliced tomatoes. in small salad size pieces and packaged in small quantities do not need blanching. They are handy for use in mid-winter salads. Unfortunately, whole toma-. toes can not be satisfactorily frozen. Freezing causes them to become soft and mushy. Summer squash is very diffi cult to freeze and get a good product. If you do undertake a batch to freeze, use squash that has grown rapidly and is mature, but not oversize, she says. Use extreme care in blanching and processing time and follow di rections for size pieces recom mended. 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