: DELIVERING THE GOODS oi D 9 2 9 _â€"_ C 3 Chiapas carava € Tir C Ch < § espite police harassi weather on mounta an aid caravan to the â€" Mexican _ state Chiapas believe their was a success Marco Perez, 38, of Waterloo and Edward Slack, 19. a student at the University of Waterloo, were among 15 people who left Toronto Aug. 12 in a sixâ€" vehicle aid caravan bound for Chiapas. The caravan was organized by Canadian members of the Mexico Soldanty Network and armived in the troubled Mexican state on Aug. 25. Perez returned early to e e 2 & . Canada on Sept +4 while m o S * Slack returned with the “‘* o M majonty of the participants “ l n L i* Sept. 10. Another Waterloo * T o o g P resident who took part in g sn P . pi ho w' the tmp. 22â€"vearâ€"old Louise proomierns on ¢ >add1r:gmn made it to Suese s uoi e Chiapas with the others but decided to travel on to Guatemala and El Salvador to learn more Spanish. Chiapas caravan members endure police harassment, vehicle breakdowns "I think what impressed me the most was the determination of the group in going," Perez said in an interview Sept. 21 at Waterloos Global Community Centre. â€" Slack said in an interview Scpt.cmber 21 he expected Saddington to return to Canada in approximately three to four months. *People kept going ... regardless of the cars, the vehicles we lost. regardless of all the problems we had." Four vans, one pickup truck and one station wagon, all loaded Tasty Thanksgiving casseroles We are about to embark on the annual fesâ€" tmity of giving thanks for a bountiful harâ€" vest. This is the weekend when fnends and family get together to enjoy good food. Squash Casserole is an interesting way to prepare a plentuiful, fall vegetable to serve with turkey. People who don‘t like squash will ask for more when you serve it in this casserole. Call it something else, if you like, so they don\ shake their heads before they try it sprinkle of pepper I min 3 tablespoons brown sugar 3 tablespoons (lour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Mash cooked squash. Sauté onion in 2 tablespoons marâ€" garine or butter. Remove from heat and add mashed squash. 3 cups cooked squash (1 large butternut squash equals about 7 espite police harassment, vehicle breakdowns and rainy weather on mountain roads, at least two participants of | cups cooked) 2/3 cup onion, very finely chopped 2 tablespoons butter or margarine SQUASH CASSEROLE 1/4 cup ha]fvand half of tnp Tim Gardner Chromicle Staff CASUAL with medical supplies, school supplies and clothing left Toronto for Mexico on Aug. 12. The caravan‘s destination was a hospital in Altamirano, Chiapas. _ Aoome n nmenetiit Chiapas, a state in southern Mexico bordering on Guatemala, exploded in a peasant rebellion in early 1994. Mexican troops bruâ€" > r y tally suppressed the initial «_2 on rebellion but thousands of mewo~._ 40 Mexican _ soldiers _ still * ies iT ied wie on remain in the state suppos "Co t PM ~migy: 2 Ts edly to keep order :‘(m: m.“. 1 Unfortunately repairs for 3:*“‘“ caraâ€" the van were estimated to be ’*.. iB in about $2,000 so the travâ€" 6 ns yu* ellers decided to carry on cdY without it mm Much of the van‘s school supplies were left at a shelter in Cincinnati while its medical supâ€" plhes ;lrzkp:a;;ngcrs were crammed into the four remaining vehiâ€" cles. , From Cincinnati, the group travelled straight through to Brownsville, Texas near the Mexican border. The caravan tried unsuccessfully to cross into Mexico the next morning at a small border crossing, and eventually had to travel further west to make a second attempt at Nuevo Laredo This time, with the help of a sympathetic Mexican border (Continued on page 12) II‘ C If you are roasting a turkey for & | Thanksgiving, food safety experts recomâ€" * * * * * * | _ mend that you cook the dressing in a sepaâ€" rate pan from the turkey. The reason is that the internal temperature of the bird may not get hot enough to kill any bacteria that may be transferred from the raw turkey to the stuffing, before cooking For something special to do with the leftovers, try the folâ€" lowing, Just add a salad and your meal is complete In separate bowl, beat eggs, half and half and pepper with a whisk until frothy. Suir in squash and onion mixture In another bow!, combine brown sugar, flour, baking powder and salt Slowly stir this dry mixture into squash mixture and put in greased loaf pan Sprinkle a thin layer of dry bread crumbs on top. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes or until casserole appears moist and puffy If you don‘t have time to make this for Thanksgiving, I‘ll let you in on a shortcut. Bring you casserole dish into Trios Catering and we will fill it for you. It reâ€"heats well. You can take all the credit. We won‘t tell Slack said the group lost one of its vans the first day out when American border authorties refused to let it cross into the United States Later that day, a second van broke down in Dayton, Ohio and the pickup truck, too, experienced mechaniâ€" cal difficulues The caravan was stalled four days in Cincinnati while mechanics worked to repair the pickup truck (Continued on page 12 rika VTndtied 7 :1138 King E @ Ottawa © 576â€"1 520 :KITCHENER 2 576â€"5296 . 2 79â€" J 4. 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