Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-09-09

has been laid up with lniiammtorN |
rheumatism. is able TO be about |
again. In fact he sometimes for.
gets his crutches now, Mrs.
Evans has left the hospital and
hopes to be home soon. Mr., Hiram
,1ullcr's hand is slowly improving |
but his enforced vacation from the
saw ruill still continues. We are
glad Mrs. Gowm is able to be in
her little home again. Mrs. Pyle
of Madrona Lodge, is quite her
self again and her little grand
daughter Betty Sue Lee, has also |
recovered from recent illness.
With the changing colorS Of the
autumn leaves, the little commun-
ity at Ellisport settles back to its
accustomed quicmde. To the call !
Of the school bell children must !
respond and with the opening Of
September, many happy families
have returned to the cities-to
Yakima, Spokane, Ellensburg, We
natchee, Waterville, Seattle, Ia
coma and elsewhere. Fresh salt
brcezcs, swimming, tennis, hiking,
fishing aud other sports have wor-
IIcd wonders, and all go back to
their homes invigorated in both
mind and body. We, who are left
shall miss them sadly, but we shall
see them again next summer, for
Ellisport, like magnet, draws
he hearts of people to her Many
return here year after year for
their rest and outing. In fact the
place is so popular that many who
anne this year We're obliged to go
Elsewhere for lack of accomoda-
ions.
Berrying has been one Of the
most popular pastimes, and many
hundreds of quarts of canned fruit
preserves. jellies and jams, when
eaten next winter, will recall the
happy times spent in gathering
he luscious fruits. And now the
hucklcberries are ripcning! Our
island does not produce the large
I5luebcrrieS found in our mount
aims and in some of the eastern
states; nevertheless, our buckle
berries are good. The red variety
is not plentiful here, but the blue
and the black can be found in
many sections ingreat abundance,
and can be served in a great var
cty of ways. If you haven't eat
en- them in mullins, just try the
following recipe and YOU II HE to
the woods and pick enough to can
for the winter. With the juice
drained off, they are almost as
good in mullins as the freshly
picked ones.
Recipe-Sift together into a
mixing bowl 3 cups of -four, cup
sugar, Y teaspoon salt, teaspoon
soda, l teaspoon baking powder.
Into a well in the center break =
eggs, add ~ cups sour milk and
beat with egg beaten. Add % cup
melted shortening and stir to a
thick batter, adding l pint buck.
leberries while stirring that they
may be Toured. Bake in we'll
creased, hot muffin pans (iron
ones are best.) This mixture
baked in a dripping pan and eat
en- with cream or rich milk makes
a delicious desert, also. If any
mullins are left put them into d
strong paper bag, twist the top
tight and reheat in a hot oven and
you will find them as good as
when first baked.
Strange, is it not, how often
childish dreams come true. Some
years ago a little girl, coming to
the fresh verdant beauty Of Ellis
port from the parched, sunburn-
ed plains of the inland empire ex-
pressed her JOY by saying, "When
| am married | am going to be
married at Ellisport. " Her girlish
wish came true when Miss ClaNis
Tmrell of Seattle, now grown to
young womanhood, and Mr.. Her
bert johnson of Crawford, Neb.,
Itook the vows which united their
Lives. The ceremony was perform
ed at high noon on a perfect Aug
lust day, by the Rev. Norman
Harrison of the University Pres
Ibytcrian church on the vine-cover-
led veranda of Miss Caughey s
cottage. which had been beautiful