The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 82

6 Part Sunday, September 20, 1981 foe Angles gfimes litis Mirk xxpii 1 iiiin 1 11 lit iipipiiw Chowder from Oak Trees. In many areas of the world, one or two staple crops make up the major portion of local diets. In some countries, it is rice. In others, it may be corn, wheat, beans or potatoes. For the Indians who lived in what is loosely known as the oak country of Southern California (from San Diego to San Luis Obispo), that staple was the acorn.

Throughout this region, women from many villages went from grove to grove, harvesting the acorns. They put them into cone-shaped baskets which they carried on their backs. They returned to their villages where they put the acorns into large basket-like storage granaries. Before the acorn could be used in cooking, a process of hulling, parching, pulverizing and leaching was required to make the resulting corn flour sweet and edible. The flour ivas often used to make acorn chowder, a thick soup made In adding acorn flour to hot water.

To this bubbling mixture, an Indian cook might add whatever meat ivas at hand plus seasonings such as pulverized bee unngs, ground grasshoppers, bay leaves and dried dillweed. In addition to the acorn, other items in the Indian diet included roots, berries, seeds, nuts, small game and fish. Although acorn powder is no longer on local menus, nearly 250 California place-names remind us of the wide existence of the oak and its importance in feeding early inhabitants. These names include Thousand Oaks, Oak Glen, Oakville, Oakland, Oak Creek Pass and many others. These historical vignettes are intended to acquaint you with local history and mav not necessarily pertain to the daily puzzles.

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(2 AT3 SEALED" IP Si CLUE: This Santa Clara Valley town was named after the first permanent non-Spanish settler in California, a sailor who was left ashore because he had scurvy. A garlic festival is held here. CLUE: This town was founded by Nathaniel Vice, a land owner, in 1853. It later became a refuge for settlers whose land was given to the railroad by Congress. Two national parks are nearby.

CLUE: This town was the first capital of the state. The oldest state university is located here. It is a commercial and manufacturing center and an important point for the distribution of fresh produce. CLUE: This city was named for an Indian who has been called both a thief and a daring warrior. A state prison is located here.

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We've reprinted the first seven puzzles along with today's puzzle to help late players catch up and enjoy the fun of solving puzzles and competing for cash The correct answers for Puzzles NoC 1 through No. 8 will be found in this list: I Addr Address Address Address Citv Citv Citv Citv ZIP ZIP State State ZIP State ZIP State L. PUZZLE 7, PUZZLE 5. PUZZLE 6. PUZZLE 8.

ARCADIA ARTESIA BAKERSFIELD BALLARD BODFISH BURBANK CABAZON CAMAR1LLO CARSON CLAREMONT COMPTON CRESTON CYPRESS DOBBINS EL SEGUNDO ESCOND1DO FAIRMOUNT FARWELL FERNANDEZ FONTANA FULTON GARNET GILROY GOLDSTONE GYPSUM HOOPER IRWINDALE LANCASTER LEADVILLE LOS ALAMITOS LOS NIETOS NAVARRO NORWALK PORTERVILLE SALINAS SAN JOSE SAN SIMEON SAN QUENTIN SATTLEY SOLVANG VENTURA VICTORVILLE VISALIA WAUKENA MM CLUE: This town was first laid out in 1887 by the Semi-Tropic Land and Water Company. Another firm bought it and called it Rosena. Its present name was selected in 1913. A steel mill is here. CLUE: This town is located on what was a part of a large rancho belonging to Mission San Miguel.

In 1874, Leopold Frankl opened the first store and post office. It is the location of a famous home. CLUE: The town was once part of the rancho Rincon del Diablo. It was the scene of a battle between Gen. Pico and Gen.

Kearney. The name comes from a creek and it means "hidden." CLUE: This city was first reached by the railroad in 1874. It was a supply point for I mines in the Sierra Nevada and I Owens Valley. It is a county I seat and an important I petroleum and agricultural I center. I ANSWER Print or type answers in CAPITAL letters.

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