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Handicrafts 97 It had been planned, if the boys became sufficiently expert in riding the log, to have contests where one boy stood on either end of the log and at a given signal tried to spin each other off. In working for the coup it would not be necessary to mount the log from the water, which would simplify the problem. Then, if Woodcrafters wear heavy shoes, the soles, heels and insteps of which can be armed with sharp ‘“‘calks’? such as lumberjacks use, it will still further facilitate the operation. With all the aids possible, however, it will be found that “treading a sawlog 100 yards” is a real achievement, and a coup of which any Woodcrafter may be justly proud. Acorn Muffins IK2 By CaroL STRYKER The American Indians used acorns for food to a large extent. Great quantities of them were stored in baskets un- derground, later being dug out and made into a sort of hoe cake. They were also boiled as a mush, and combined with maple sugar and other ingredients; the method varying with the locality, and the food habits of the people of that locality. The important items in the preparation of acorn muffins are as follows: Only acorns from the white oak should be used, as those from the black oak group are too bitter. After husking, the acorns should be ground into meal (we found