tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553787670294325092024-03-18T22:51:29.149-05:00See the Beauty in the Ordinarynourish your body, soul and spiritBev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-17153001642242437812023-12-22T09:40:00.002-06:002023-12-31T17:47:34.689-06:00A 1952 Christmas<p> <img height="416" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/1IrwDnp_g0PwvzV5n5Qr6MWvH8hJSZn0casKg_TIa1uyRIh0uhH_cAYhDwEV41lOxcKOnD1DH0t-oOG8laIT56DOyGj8OzJC0Ydq5VrmbBF5Val4wfZE_0wSkLAQTABrZpt0iU-r8SLYQqNTIH-BMzI" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" width="624" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This photo is from my mother’s Christmas in 1952. That’s her in the middle with the beautiful smile. She was so fond of her family and I can just tell from the photo that they are all really happy to be together. It was taken in the family home in Floodwood, Minnesota. It’s easy to imagine that their celebration included peppernuts and lots of cheerful chattering in the kitchen. Her parents, John and Eva Schroeder sit behind her. Older sisters, (Olivia is on the left and Wanda is on the right) surround her. Peeking from behind is her young brother, LeRoy. He would have been 22 and was likely a college student. The family was large and scattered. Missing from the photo is older sister Emma and her family who were missionaries in Ecuador and younger brother Loyd and his family who were also missionaries in Ecuador. Older brother Ed was married with young children and lived in Omaha. At the time Mom would have been visiting from her job at Grace Children’s Home in Henderson, Nebraska and Wanda would have been visiting from northern Montana. Olivia may have still lived in the area. Wanda (34) was newly married (her husband was there but not in the photo), but Grandma (Lillian, 28), Olivia (31) and LeRoy were not. </span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5468528a-7fff-bfa5-ece8-a73abea1436a"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrs4tERcycvwldeph3WILjh-6Ts93hWK-HL5Cm_0kh4W6KQhzLl7XG3nkRudWp29AaxIj8_GHPlDX8o-XhYL9hhyphenhyphen3nGLBuBlT4GIackMBitNZJhzW7IHZpppA7j7yJ8MofWLJGF9-bFZ7jRrAfEKbul7Ibvco2DcFhtoLrjnmMSxxQywWn7ROvGMH4Ek/s600/1952%201.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="600" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrs4tERcycvwldeph3WILjh-6Ts93hWK-HL5Cm_0kh4W6KQhzLl7XG3nkRudWp29AaxIj8_GHPlDX8o-XhYL9hhyphenhyphen3nGLBuBlT4GIackMBitNZJhzW7IHZpppA7j7yJ8MofWLJGF9-bFZ7jRrAfEKbul7Ibvco2DcFhtoLrjnmMSxxQywWn7ROvGMH4Ek/w400-h286/1952%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wanda with her new husband, Jake </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">John and Eva Schroeder were both first generation Americans. Their parents were all children when they immigrated to the United States in the mid 1870s, likely from Mennonite communities in Prussia or Russia. They grew up speaking German and although at some point they learned English, I think they continued to speak German in their home even after they married in 1913. Eventually they made the switch to English. The last and hardest thing to give up was praying in German. I think it was Grandma who said that that too needed to change.<br /><br /></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I did not know my grandfather well. He was born November 21, 1890 exactly 97 years before our son Shawn was born and he died in 1961 when I was six. Because they lived so far from Kansas we didn’t see them often. And I was one of many grandchildren. Family members said that he was brilliant, an inventor of a musical instrument and a “rock picker”. But mostly, he was a struggling farmer and, in Minnesota, a lumberman. I think he preferred that to working in the employ of someone else but it did not give him the opportunity to pursue his inventions. A failed homestead in Montana and the Great Depression made things difficult economically but he was a very hard worker and devout Christian. They moved many times and always started a Sunday School or church wherever they went. I understand he was responsible for the very “unMennonite” names of their seven children - Emma Johana, Edward John, Wanda Evangeline, Olivia Marie, Lillian Rose, Loyd Oliver and LeRoy Donald.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Our sons remember Grandma Schroeder fondly. She was old for such a long time, passing away at the ripe old age of 102 in 1996. She too was a hard worker and Mom, who was her caregiver for many years, scrambled to find things to keep her hands occupied. Her spirit was sweet; she was quiet and never intrusive. Steadfast would be a good word to describe her. For the rest of her life she looked pretty much the same as you see in the photo. </span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgHCN2dderY2ebW8Is_arHzb7WcWElQSFDqWSaW5GwH_Kr5CucPiJFxxAROz9nhherQ-y2ky6TWt1mDmnmJqK2QJ00lQlNX4f-pnMNeUYMpVcF-KWUhqE8GMVohXrQWN1Z5U7kulya-qZMcauKoKZx_bZI9DhEzLpuAG05u5tIk_X3Fq1oQfh3SjYHPo/s608/1952%207.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="608" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgHCN2dderY2ebW8Is_arHzb7WcWElQSFDqWSaW5GwH_Kr5CucPiJFxxAROz9nhherQ-y2ky6TWt1mDmnmJqK2QJ00lQlNX4f-pnMNeUYMpVcF-KWUhqE8GMVohXrQWN1Z5U7kulya-qZMcauKoKZx_bZI9DhEzLpuAG05u5tIk_X3Fq1oQfh3SjYHPo/w400-h258/1952%207.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The children - Olivia, LeRoy, Wanda, Lillian, Jake</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It is interesting to me that mom and her two sisters pictured were all in their thirties when they married. I think that was quite unusual for that time. And they married younger men. Wonderful families were established. Wanda had six children (one died in infancy), Olivia had four daughters and of course, there are four Epp siblings. Since we lived so far apart we cousins only saw each other on rare occasions but there is something about being raised by these sisters that gives us a common bond and understanding. Dear Aunt Olivia is the last remaining family member. She celebrated her 102nd birthday in October. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It always seemed to me from my mother’s stories that LeRoy was the shining star of the family. He excelled with a variety of talents. He was a skilled musician and must have been very bright academically. At the time of his death (the result of a car accident) at the way too young age of 31 he was already a college professor and left a wife and two young sons. An unusual ability that he had was to sleep a precise amount of time. He would say, “I’m going to nap for 20 minutes (or any other amount of time)” and exactly 20 minutes later (or any other amount of time) he would wake up. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This photograph captures a moment in time. None of them could anticipate the joys or the sorrows to follow. It is unlikely that this group reunited for another Christmas celebration together. By the next Christmas Wanda was a mother and Olivia was planning a June wedding. In two years the Schroeder parents were stuffing their car with pine branches to take down to Nebraska for my parent’s wedding. </span></span></p><br /></span>Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-75698156091142430862023-01-18T07:20:00.005-06:002023-08-18T18:08:02.306-05:00The Land Remains<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The sandhills in winter are shades of brown. Tawny tufts of dry grass studded with spikes of rust surround a grassy path wandering through this pasture. One side follows a barbed wire fence with a hayfield stretching beyond. In the other direction the prairie spreads wild and free. Shrubs are stark sticks devoid of leaves. Further down the trail tall trees bravely lift their bare branches toward a sky of brilliant blue. For a late December day the temperature is chilly but not bitter. Beautiful? Perhaps you wouldn’t think so. But this is the land that my father loves. He grew up on this land, working cattle and baling hay and when his parents grew old and moved to town he returned and worked cattle and baled hay. He has grown old but he has not moved to town. We are walking, my father and I, down this path that he has walked a thousand times. <br /><br /><br />My father has not been himself lately. He is just a few days out of a hospital stay where he received IVs and was not a particularly good patient. This morning I took him to the clinic for a follow-up appointment and labs. He is not eating or drinking well. At lunch I scooped up a few bites of cottage cheese into a spoon and fed him. My slight father is now gaunt and thin. Here on this path walking he is more himself. His walk is steady and firm. We talk little. “I don’t want to go to the nursing home,” he says. I know. But I can’t promise. Our path winds around a tall cottonwood tree with a rugged trunk. Nearby a fallen limb melds into the soil. We have entered a hidden meadow surrounded by trees.There are remnants here of happy times, of picnics and bonfires. At the far end of the clearing we come to the spot where we often turn around. Surely he is tired. We are a long way from the house. My father acts as if he is going to continue on. But when I ask him he turns and returns to the house with me. <br /><br /><br />At the house the light on the answering machine is blinking. Just as I am trying to listen, the phone rings. It is the clinic. Lab tests showed that he needs another IV but they are closing soon. Can we come right away? We hustle to the car and return to the clinic. Lying on the bed receiving the IV he seems so small and weak. His PA, a pleasant, compassionate young woman comes by to check on him. “He’s always been so strong,” I murmur. She pauses and her voice catches a bit, “Ninety sucks.” <br /><br /><br />There’s an errand I need to do before we go home. We stop at the store and Dad stays in the car. At the checkout I notice some grape pop in the cooler. The bottle looks frosty and cold. Good. So I grab a couple of bottles and purchase them. My father is a child of the Depression. He is not given to self-indulgence. Ever. His current condition has highlighted this propensity with cloudy thinking. Just today as we were preparing for our walk he said, “We mustn't waste our coats.” So when I show him the pop, he shakes his head. But I remove the lid and place the bottle in his hand. <br /><br /><br />Driving home I watch him out of the corner of my eye. He shifts the bottle in his hands. Then lifts it to his mouth. “Um, tangy,” he says. He takes another sip. By the time we return home almost half is gone. A bit of encouragement. <br /><br /><br />_________________________<br /><br /><br />On that day, my father had less than a month to live. We had always told each other that our healthy, active father would live to be a hundred. I was only beginning to understand and I was certainly not ready to accept that he would not recover. </span><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Soon the family gathered around. We watched in alarm as he seemed to decline before our eyes. "Eat," we begged. "Drink," we pleaded. Tasty treats and grape pop filled the refrigerator. But he wouldn't; he couldn't. So we sang. We prayed. We cried. We read Scripture. “Not my will, but thine.” <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0fpMfOzv4fJQRVDrKzp0lPwHi3CheoXixcJs_uvDvZiw68EIZQn8O2paLQC-ywegN7d9kLp5VIUtZXWCeKjbmbkkP1Dch_PeCyrtyTC3K74joZquEdZFdNc7XxVkbAUPimieyO2bSbnFr_VvNvwGyvSJUH7rPq1SGn9NhAmdYnN5aMCcBX-Q8CUw/s2048/322676326_5977614805638339_1337613424732727032_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0fpMfOzv4fJQRVDrKzp0lPwHi3CheoXixcJs_uvDvZiw68EIZQn8O2paLQC-ywegN7d9kLp5VIUtZXWCeKjbmbkkP1Dch_PeCyrtyTC3K74joZquEdZFdNc7XxVkbAUPimieyO2bSbnFr_VvNvwGyvSJUH7rPq1SGn9NhAmdYnN5aMCcBX-Q8CUw/w400-h300/322676326_5977614805638339_1337613424732727032_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> And still, for many days, in the afternoon when it was time to feed the cows or someone wanted to go on a walk he would put on his coat and go outside. Suddenly he seemed much better. When he walked his step was steady. He might even pitch a few forkfuls of hay into the pickup. He would take one more walk along that familiar path. <br /><br /><br />He never did go to the nursing home. The tender care of my brother and niece (along with other family members and hospice staff) allowed him to spend his last days in his familiar home. <br /><br />Today, if you walk down that path in the pasture, not much has changed. The austere browns of grass and ground contrast with skies of blue and gray. The winter wind is sometimes slight, sometimes fierce. The gentle man who once walked this path and loved this land is missed by many. But the land? The land doesn't mourn its loss. The land remains. <br /><br /></span><br /></div>Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-51635114025916302982022-11-07T12:45:00.004-06:002022-11-20T17:28:24.943-06:00Old Grandpa John Schroeder<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtcraJsiJA-IKvtL4BM9DnNEKNeYu7FYtQYjo0qAXzHrRR63H33U7wXUNSLgYpHrWkTbdX_IRe_0BaSWKjjiEowhWP0YAdStijgo0QhbR-5UyUNBT1B1Kd4XAg5LNgkdO-Bsy1lY271wI0tpVLv7k4WvM5mFWHLX-4vjQB0_IiIVsqcExliaxEI8A/s982/IMG_1007%20(2).JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="710" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtcraJsiJA-IKvtL4BM9DnNEKNeYu7FYtQYjo0qAXzHrRR63H33U7wXUNSLgYpHrWkTbdX_IRe_0BaSWKjjiEowhWP0YAdStijgo0QhbR-5UyUNBT1B1Kd4XAg5LNgkdO-Bsy1lY271wI0tpVLv7k4WvM5mFWHLX-4vjQB0_IiIVsqcExliaxEI8A/s320/IMG_1007%20(2).JPG" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">John Schroeder<br />born August 28, 1835<br />died October 1921<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We have to call him Old Grandpa John Schroeder to differentiate him from all the other John Schroeders in the family tree. Years ago when families were large and biblical names were the way to go, there was usually a son named John. My grandfather's name was also John Schroeder and he had an uncle and grandson (although he always used his middle name, Carl) with the same name. Old Grandpa John Schroeder was my grandfather's grandfather, my great-great-grandfather. He was the patriarch of the family and the one who brought his family from Prussia to America. His decedents owe him a debt of gratitude. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">With a birth date of August 28, 1835 this John Schroeder certainly qualifies as old. It is quite amazing that we have any information about this ancestor but we do, thanks to family members writing down memories, a grainy photocopied photograph and a newspaper article featuring this esteemed gentleman. The article is a valuable resource and is included at the end of this post. </span><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>At the time of his birth Prussia was a militaristic kingdom comprised of portions of modern-day Germany, Poland and Lithuania. Its boundaries tended to expand and contract in response to military exploits until its demise in the 20th century. Peace loving Mennonites living in Prussia were in cultural conflict with their pacifist beliefs. In previous generations (1760's) many Mennonites had emigrated from Prussia to the Russian (now Ukraine) steppes at the invitation of Katherine the Great with the promise of military exemption. However, some remained mostly in the West Prussia area living among the Lutherans and Catholics. Among them must have been the Schroeder family.<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSBcv15GNQtyt5zoIPhDMF0OQidh25tHNTEgFH83dlc2N9M-V8o3bx_ApUHiMxNI61TLFwed-lMM5LD/pub"> Mennonites who remained in Prussia adjusted to requirements in some form of military service, perhaps as non-combatants. </a> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>Of the bits of information there is this: "His father was born in Danzig, Germany and died when John was a child. He was then brought up by a stepfather named Rosenfeld." Danzig is now<span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;">Gdańsk, Poland. It is also possible that it refers to a region by that name rather than a specific city.</span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"> </span></span><span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Old Grandpa John was a skilled carpenter. After finishing school at age 17 he served three years as a carpenter apprentice. Once proficient he worked in several large European cities, Hamburg, Berlin and Vienna, Austria. He married Sarah Tiahrt on August 28, 1862 in Prussia, Germany. They would eventually have six children: </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Mary, </span><span>William (my great-grandfather), Leonard, Pauline, John T., and Jacob. Three were born before their move to the United Sates and three after. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>In 1871 at age 36 John came to America alone. It may not be a coincidence that his departure from Prussia coincides with the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War. He found work first in Utica and then in Detroit where he worked for about three years. He was then able to have his family join him. They went to Dakota territory in 1874 and arrived at the newly established town of Yankton where he worked for several years as a carpenter. In 1879 he established a homestead in Turner county. </span>I believe that he and his family spoke German, possibly a low-German dialect, but likely learned English after arriving in the United States. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>The newspaper article records his accomplishments, "In connection with his agricultural pursuits Mr. Schroeder had also engaged quite extensively since locating on his farm in contracting and building. He built the first dwelling in Freeman ... also the first schoolhouse in the same county, and has since erected as many as sixty-two good buildings there, besides the school-house, churches and bank. Turner county has also many monuments of his skills in the shape of twelve school-houses, four churches and various other structures, and his own property has been embellished with every building which will add to the comfort and convenience of the occupants." The Schroeders were active in the Mennonite Church where he served as choirmaster. He also served on the school board and as a road overseer. The article states: </span><span>"</span>Politically he affiliates with the Republicans, staunchly supporting that party's doctrines, and he is esteemed by his fellow-citizens in general as his intelligence, fine character and general usefulness merits."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEUMdFvf2PqzFTNqsVED4dQ5TOjwyeb_7V9HuYSjMVKtU5b0iX56ciWHK-PLFRv3RIGcSH2WBuJky8RvYPLX2SMcVhqNlhGxTy3-7-V70jVVzVolF3kwYDANkTKn4UNMriBMsmhrK_xCpnHIWaHEFxZsdbvTPWQVA1cFLIlRl6UPawghCtzJPe3mC/s4608/IMG_1007.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEUMdFvf2PqzFTNqsVED4dQ5TOjwyeb_7V9HuYSjMVKtU5b0iX56ciWHK-PLFRv3RIGcSH2WBuJky8RvYPLX2SMcVhqNlhGxTy3-7-V70jVVzVolF3kwYDANkTKn4UNMriBMsmhrK_xCpnHIWaHEFxZsdbvTPWQVA1cFLIlRl6UPawghCtzJPe3mC/w640-h480/IMG_1007.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back row: John, Pauline, Leonard, William, Mary<br />Front row: Sarah Tiahrt Schroeder, Jacob, John Schroeder Sr. <br />Photo was taken before 1895, probably closer to 1890</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My grandmother, <a href="https://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2011/08/eva-becker-schroeder-early-years-1894.html" target="_blank">Eva Becker Schroeder</a> (1894-1996), remembered Old Grandpa John Schroeder, her husband's grandfather. She wrote, "I learned to know the old grandpa John Schroeder when I was a teenager. His wife had passed away by then and he took turns living with his children. He was very hard of hearing. He had a horn shaped like the Edison phonograph which he would hold to his ear to listen to the sermons during the church service. He was a carpenter ... and built houses and churches. I have a table he made. It is made without nails. It is 40 by 28 inches and is still a very sturdy table. I use it in my kitchen. It was the William Schroeder family table until the family were too many to sit around it." That table remained in Grandma's mobile home at the Epp farm until the mobile home was torn down. It had been refinished probably by Grandma in the 1970's and didn't seem to be anything special. A family member now has the table at her home in New Mexico. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Family Facts </span></h4><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>John Schroeder, Sr. </b>(8/24/1835 in Prussia</span>) <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">married Sarah Tiahrt on August 28, 1862 in Prussia, Germany. He died in October, 1921 at the home of his son, John T., in Dolton South Dakota. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lot 24, no marker. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Sarah Tiahrt Schroeder </b>died in April 12, 1909 in Canada</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Mary</b> (1867? in Prussia) married Henry Schmidt. She died at the age of 73 in June 1940. I believe she lived in Canada. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>William</b> (12/11/1867 in Prussia) (my great-grandfather) married Kathrina Vogt (9/13/1865-10/7/1945) on January 3, 1889. He died 10/17/1945. Both are buried in Tieszen (Bethesda) Cemetery, Marion, South Dakota. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Leonard</b> (9/15/1870 (in Prussia), He died 1/4/1952. No information on marriage. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Pauline</b> (1876? in USA) married Frank Vogt. She died January 1905 at the age of 29. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>John T.</b> (1879? in USA) married Helen Schulz. He died at age 55 June 1934. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Jacob</b> (11/28/1890 in USA) only lived to be 15 and died 12/19/1895. Buried in Rose-Hill Cemetery. </span></li></ul></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Newspaper Article (TOTC)</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The following appears to be a newspaper article (which I retyped from a photocopy) about John Schroeder (the author and newspaper name are unknown to me) probably written around 1895: </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <span style="font-family: arial;">John Schroeder. The name is borne by a prominent citizen of Dalton township, Turner county, who has spent the last fifteen years of his life on the farm whereon he now resides. During this time he has been found standing on the side of truth and justice, and manifesting much interest in his business affairs, and his connection with the advance of civilization. he is engaged in general stock-raising and is well-versed in the peculiarities of various breeds of domestic animals, and, therefore, well able to care for them.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our subject was born in Prussia, Germany, August 28, 1835, and grew to sturdy manhood in his native place, attending school until he was seventeen years of age. He served three years as an apprentice at the carpenter's trade, and after becoming proficient, went to the large cities--Hamburg, Berlin, and Vienna, Austria--to work, and in 1871 started for America. He landed in New York city, February 19th, and from there went to Utica, where he found employment for eight months at his trade, leaving there to go to Detroit. In 1874 Mr. Schroeder arrived in Dakota territory and located at Yankton. The town had but recently been started, and he readily found employment as carpenter and builder, which occupation he followed for five years. May 20, 1879, he entered as a homestead 160 acres in section 10, of Dolton township, Turner county, on which he erected a 10 x 12 foot shanty, and then bought another quarter section in section 11: this constitutes his present estate. In connection with his agricultural pursuits Mr. Schroeder had also engaged quite extensively since locating on his farm in contracting and building. he built the first dwelling in Freeman, Hutchinson Col, S. Dak., also the first schoolhouse in the same county, and has since erected as many as sixty-two good buildings there, besides the school-house, churches and bank. Turner county has also many monuments of his skills in the shape of twelve school-houses, four churches and various other structures, and his own property has been embellished with every building which will add to the comfort and convenience of the occupants.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The marriage of Mr. Schroeder and Miss Sarah Tihart, who was born in West Prussia, Germany, was celebrated August 28, 1862, and six children have come to bless their happy married life, five of whom survive. Mary is the wife of Henry Smith, and now resides in northwestern Canada; William farms in Rosefield township; Leonard, Paulina and John T., are at home; and Jacob, is deceased. Both himself and wife belong to the Mennonite church, and have high standing in that religious society, Mr. Schroeder being the choirmaster. He has been director in the school board for eight years, three years was chairman of that body, and has served as road overseer for ten years. Politically he affiliates with the Republicans, staunchly supporting that party's doctrines, and he is esteemed by his fellow-citizens in general as his intelligence, fine character and general usefulness merits. </span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sources:</span></span></p><p><i style="font-family: arial;">William and Kathrine Schroeder Family Record</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, 1945 compiled by John and Gustav Schroeder. 1979 compiled by David J. Becker</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Roots of our Heritage</i>, notes from a talk given by G.W. Schroeder, June 1988</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">TOTC Newspaper article on John Schroeder author and newspaper name unknown, written around 1895</span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>West Prussian Mennonite Villages</i>
Compiled by Glenn Penner <a href="https://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/prussia/West_Prussian_Mennonite_Villages_2020.pdf">Mennonite genealogy.com </a> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Guide to the Genealogy of Prussian Mennonites</i>
Glenn H Penner <a href="https://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/prussia/Prussian_Mennonite_Genealogy_Guide_2021.pdf">Mennonite</a></span><a href="https://www.mennonitegenealogy.com/prussia/Prussian_Mennonite_Genealogy_Guide_2021.pdf" style="font-family: arial;"> Genealogy.com</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-82991699603204642322022-07-01T09:36:00.002-05:002022-07-14T10:05:45.615-05:00I Want to Grow Old Like Rose <p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawKwHbHeo8qP2MPP0XFyvhxevoqWR3DFX6ao79c0_MBuk71psPueeIVf4wGUJfBxnzos-XdXFoBh2XlHtwq-jpKLfKSStLU7fYsHMykCdZZafJRjsPJg7FZ-eLh2gdoR8brvH3U3yKyPgPDiwV-H4bHhsGOfyhMyEIR8TqGci8zycqrWAmdwijOXg/s1158/2003%203.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="739" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawKwHbHeo8qP2MPP0XFyvhxevoqWR3DFX6ao79c0_MBuk71psPueeIVf4wGUJfBxnzos-XdXFoBh2XlHtwq-jpKLfKSStLU7fYsHMykCdZZafJRjsPJg7FZ-eLh2gdoR8brvH3U3yKyPgPDiwV-H4bHhsGOfyhMyEIR8TqGci8zycqrWAmdwijOXg/w255-h400/2003%203.jpg" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On their wedding day May 31, 2003</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Dad and Rose were both in their 70s when they met and married and began their new life together. So I only really knew Rose as an older person. But as I learned to know this delightful lady I would often think, <i>I want to grow old like Rose. </i><br /><br />By observing Rose's life I've learned several keys to vibrant and joyful aging. <br /><br /><b>Be open to love</b></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaEVxHTFe9V3PDJ25oaJA3qc6erAL90zy70iNe0e0imC_lYn8Fuysc-pQdJ1gMLw4NNILb2FApnYsjyGtIM9EcDhxUaqebg9VBD9EDxK74Sis9NcvmBmAPKkhu9csV9UV9JA8uRF6tWKwoGNQqJzaOCYM-6l3v65ZSPYsrB1gZ-O88mv5lWk3tani/s871/2003%2008.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="493" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaEVxHTFe9V3PDJ25oaJA3qc6erAL90zy70iNe0e0imC_lYn8Fuysc-pQdJ1gMLw4NNILb2FApnYsjyGtIM9EcDhxUaqebg9VBD9EDxK74Sis9NcvmBmAPKkhu9csV9UV9JA8uRF6tWKwoGNQqJzaOCYM-6l3v65ZSPYsrB1gZ-O88mv5lWk3tani/w226-h400/2003%2008.jpg" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The joy of grandparents</span></td></tr></tbody></table> Often as we age, our world of loved ones shrinks. In this cynical world we live in its easy to view new relationships with suspicion. But Rose took a chance when she received a letter in the mail from Dad asking if she'd like to go out to eat with him "for the purpose of becoming better acquainted." What a treat it was to see this relationship grow and bloom into love and marriage. When she </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">embraced our father, she also learned to love our family and the Buhler church and community.</span></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfpdV9172h3fUmMsIZzxCZv4cQjCEbBcuAQSctCaTlyAQ-JRFAW_npcEl1TNOgks20MQALDWoSipiQXpUgJ9qP5pYqJPMSMX675cOfvmUxNp9qCoMYDlvYkr8DgTRZCYo1QcZAeztYaznCoJb3Q_WDCj0icbKQ9QRs7fpbmI_XxgeV6v91Yg60Lz4/s1133/2003%20004.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1133" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfpdV9172h3fUmMsIZzxCZv4cQjCEbBcuAQSctCaTlyAQ-JRFAW_npcEl1TNOgks20MQALDWoSipiQXpUgJ9qP5pYqJPMSMX675cOfvmUxNp9qCoMYDlvYkr8DgTRZCYo1QcZAeztYaznCoJb3Q_WDCj0icbKQ9QRs7fpbmI_XxgeV6v91Yg60Lz4/w400-h284/2003%20004.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In front of their sweet home</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b><br />Choose people over things</b> <br /><span> Rose left her </span>lovely home in the city for life at the rustic ranch when she married Dad. She never acted like this was a sacrifice but it would have been for me. They had talked about a house or apartment in Buhler, but she wanted to be where he was and he still had cattle and chores at the farm. Their home was simple but peaceful and welcoming.<br /><br /><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLdKc8WwvsWH-YGk2wE_Iu0tKd_667qFy1WRJZDPyBC_cp5o9ptx3MwZS0MGeOQzQP4TwVV9ypY_S5PTZD6dSNTyT5XGeo4mSrajF7rAEbVf-6Y1uIZ38Z95Voz4_gdvpc6HCPMUpOVMQE3fywRb6DMy8WGVURcdM46AmOzqQyfa9kSvUUbeith0JD" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLdKc8WwvsWH-YGk2wE_Iu0tKd_667qFy1WRJZDPyBC_cp5o9ptx3MwZS0MGeOQzQP4TwVV9ypY_S5PTZD6dSNTyT5XGeo4mSrajF7rAEbVf-6Y1uIZ38Z95Voz4_gdvpc6HCPMUpOVMQE3fywRb6DMy8WGVURcdM46AmOzqQyfa9kSvUUbeith0JD=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The kids were being ridiculous but they played along.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Be pleasant and positive</b><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span> </span>Rose's face would brighten with a lovely smile when she saw you (and, especially, at photos of babies). She got along with everyone. "I think we disagreed about something once, but I don't remember what it was," she would say about her marriage with Dad. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">You could count on her for an encouraging word. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">She was </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">interested in our and our family's lives and was a gracious conversationalist. Years earlier she had chosen a joyful life and it showed. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b><br />Sing hymns and read Scripture</b><br /><span> One of their most endearing habits was to sing a hymn at breakfast. They went right through the hymnbook and Rose would pencil in a star beside the title of that day's song to keep track of their progress. There was never a day that passed without reading Scripture. For many years she would write out a verse along with an application each day. (I've adopted her habit of writing Scripture and love it!). </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As a nursing home resident someone on the staff noticed that she was always reading her Bible and bought her a new one for Christmas. She preferred her old one, of course. There's no doubt where she obtained her strength and her peace. Her faith was the source. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJXT71jOGERzwbdCYqgygX7yk7QvQ8nnUWVsnj4jBEUcnbwks3J6z0sNQ5yXiSmNHfIS8tDY8HgTm4dOUnKvGncrdn_J0z7KNrLE0KDPx70TDj8vLL8gZFwDBHiPydNx06LaNfwdIbM-AH_lq8QxTLg6XGQebvje6-8NcmI0kqYAAnUcvw0FaT6TI_" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJXT71jOGERzwbdCYqgygX7yk7QvQ8nnUWVsnj4jBEUcnbwks3J6z0sNQ5yXiSmNHfIS8tDY8HgTm4dOUnKvGncrdn_J0z7KNrLE0KDPx70TDj8vLL8gZFwDBHiPydNx06LaNfwdIbM-AH_lq8QxTLg6XGQebvje6-8NcmI0kqYAAnUcvw0FaT6TI_=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dad and Rose sit on the bench at the end of their path<br />with a delightful group of great-grandchildren</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b><br />Be brave, go places, do things </b><br /><span> Since Rose's family was spread around the United States and the world, they had some exotic places to go. </span>Together they visited places like Greece, Italy, Ethiopia and Hawaii. They attended grandchildren's graduations and weddings in places like California, Washington or Indiana. Each month they visited a prisoner at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. Rose joined a traveling autoharp group. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span> <br />Most days Dad and Rose would take a walk in the pasture. They walked hand in hand out to a bench where they would take a little break and then return. As the years progressed, sometimes the walks were shorter. After supper (with ice cream for dessert) Dad and Rose usually played a table game. Dad liked Scrabble while Rose enjoyed Rummikub so they alternated days. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi3dZGcNVdkDNBNQ6d8eci7t7QZEcgn1sqj09qtxf2yRIiCZ-fTgBua1caC5Bas1p75s6Q7UI6ZWoOKFVaOUkTTvtfyiCJPrkHp2ZHBTucAD4bzrS6iZxos3Cl618m2YvqIQeNqY9ndEfR4QdNCO7CIs6LJLEWnovvfwzKbtWL9Ub88j1udl4Mz8f/s2048/Dad%20and%20Rose.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi3dZGcNVdkDNBNQ6d8eci7t7QZEcgn1sqj09qtxf2yRIiCZ-fTgBua1caC5Bas1p75s6Q7UI6ZWoOKFVaOUkTTvtfyiCJPrkHp2ZHBTucAD4bzrS6iZxos3Cl618m2YvqIQeNqY9ndEfR4QdNCO7CIs6LJLEWnovvfwzKbtWL9Ub88j1udl4Mz8f/w286-h400/Dad%20and%20Rose.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Celebrating Dad's 90th birthday</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Early in their marriage they expressed the hope that they would live to be 90 because they were having so much fun together. Both of them had been widowed and knew the fragility of life together. They reached that goal and were blessed with nearly 18 years of marriage. Dad passed away January 19, 2021. <a href="https://www.wigginsfuneralhomes.com/obituary/rose-funk-epp" target="_blank">Rose </a> passed away on June 13, 2022. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span> It remains to be seen if I will grow old like Rose. But she has given me a great example to follow. </span><br /><br /><br /></span> <br /><p></p></div>Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-84594861658937679032022-03-11T08:03:00.003-06:002022-03-14T11:24:22.443-05:00Found: A Letter to Cherish<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtw0_9yCj37MRKzM_SVKQ5FV6qaahInvOS4U7iN3R950CIODozBuNLm8ZkZruBZjiFC2rhK2n9_WcN-1FnbNV6k4doC4Yo9oBoMdKOjW478BCPw9ZMKoQ6NcJ8tE5ptzVJRndi8gqvTBj-Z60jGBZ4Po-Fgd375WlPp7yavYuCQaNo0i6RKOVkcHtk=s4305" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4305" data-original-width="2892" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtw0_9yCj37MRKzM_SVKQ5FV6qaahInvOS4U7iN3R950CIODozBuNLm8ZkZruBZjiFC2rhK2n9_WcN-1FnbNV6k4doC4Yo9oBoMdKOjW478BCPw9ZMKoQ6NcJ8tE5ptzVJRndi8gqvTBj-Z60jGBZ4Po-Fgd375WlPp7yavYuCQaNo0i6RKOVkcHtk=w269-h400" width="269" /></a></div>Can we all agree that being a mother of young children is exhausting? Especially if the dad has to be away for an extended period of time? That the saying "The days are long but the years are short" is a truth that stands the test of time? I present for evidence a letter written by my grandmother to my grandfather dated July 22, 1935. The children is question were my father (Harold) and my aunt (Maryann) who as long I have known them have been nothing but dignified and upright but were nevertheless quite a handful as they approached their fifth and third birthdays. And, of course, in 1935 their parents weren't Grandma and Grandpa but Esther and Abe, a young married couple. <span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p>For some reason during the summer of 1935 Abe had to go to Hays. He was a teacher/principal in Inman, Kansas and I suspect he needed to supplement his income. Esther and the children went to Nebraska where Esther grew up to stay with her widowed father and single sister, Lydia. </p><p>Today it is unusual to send or receive a handwritten letter. A long, chatty letter full of anecdotes, weather updates, crop news and endearments used to be the best way to keep in touch. In fact, it was the only way in the days with a phone call meant there was an emergency and the cost was prohibitive. This is why we have a remarkable letter from my grandmother to my grandfather to cherish. In it we are able to get a glimpse of Esther as a young wife and slightly stressed-out mother. The Epps were a bilingual family. Though Esther writes to Abe in English, when she quotes her children they are speaking German. I do not recall that my father ever spoke German as an adult. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwphhpDSmUdFeF3ylwzpjOl-F15iAscQ1186acAbmGhbSc5Iqz09cSN-zE_iKU9Ow-S5bH85a02IRG53ZtkOUMBa1cXsEyISS1DW6wVyWWgZrMYH-z5O7H8fFfuUmVxpcvErwGvUUbQaTCZdzLQo4fo5MhrZqoIjnkxDIg3u02-7J7D7hSEVWWkfz0=s4391" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4391" data-original-width="3071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwphhpDSmUdFeF3ylwzpjOl-F15iAscQ1186acAbmGhbSc5Iqz09cSN-zE_iKU9Ow-S5bH85a02IRG53ZtkOUMBa1cXsEyISS1DW6wVyWWgZrMYH-z5O7H8fFfuUmVxpcvErwGvUUbQaTCZdzLQo4fo5MhrZqoIjnkxDIg3u02-7J7D7hSEVWWkfz0=w280-h400" width="280" /></a></div></span></div>Mothers of small children (and those who remember) might be able to identify with Esther's joys and trials of mothering young children by herself that she talks about in her letter:<p></p><p></p><ul><li>Abe had recently sent a postcard and addressed it to Harold. Maryann wanted to claim it as her own. "Meine carde" she cried. "Then they had a fight" reports Esther. Harold put it away but Maryann soon found it. "I told her that daddy would write to her too sometime," pleads Esther.</li><li>The children have been having a good time playing on an old carriage which is by the ice house. One day they were pretending to go to Texas. Harold crawled over the top of the hayrack and got in it. This evening he had been sitting on the seat of the wagon singing. Both children have been crawling on the ice house.</li><li>They wanted to make ice cream and had everything ready. Joel and Effie, her brother and his wife, had come over to enjoy the treat. But they couldn't find the crank. The children had played with it and must have misplaced it. Papa (Esther's father) borrowed a freezer from the neighbor so they were able to have ice cream. Papa told Harold, "No more ice cream til you find the crank." </li><li>Harold has been so cranky this evening. He did not want to sleep with Lydia but with his mother who already has a restless Maryann who is not feeling well or sleeping yet in her bed. As soon as he falls asleep she takes him back to Lydia's bed.</li><li>The next morning she reports about her miserable night. "Didn't sleep well." Maryann had been very restless. "She rolled and rolled and kicked me." Her nose was closed, she was itchy and asked for water several times during the night. Meanwhile Harold woke up and found himself in Lydia's bed. “In welches bett bin ich? Ich will mit mamma schalfer” (Which bed am I in? I want to sleep with Mamma.). So he got up and ran over in the dark to find his way to her bed where he slept the rest of the night. "His will power is too strong. Will be glad when daddy can tend to him again," she says.</li><li>She gives explicit instructions of where to find Harold's dump truck ("the one he got for Xmas") when Abe goes back to Inman to pick up the car. "He says when daddy comes we must go to Inman right away because I want to play with my truck. If you bring it along then we can stay a while yet." </li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LbNQlN-Hk3Z8cXzZzHhjgt2YLl5-nJYEZgsvrCy5h5kB9h0NUY1uGjqBcH0WLhKgkcAZLl1eFTiKiSuzopsVXEX4ELvelaP4K_mbduC79C3iOFvWwjXQi203TMD7vm9Rad__PdThmvEf4GV877z3vbP_hC8m1i1iPN4DF5ji1aEyeGbTo74sfkrp=s1133" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1133" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LbNQlN-Hk3Z8cXzZzHhjgt2YLl5-nJYEZgsvrCy5h5kB9h0NUY1uGjqBcH0WLhKgkcAZLl1eFTiKiSuzopsVXEX4ELvelaP4K_mbduC79C3iOFvWwjXQi203TMD7vm9Rad__PdThmvEf4GV877z3vbP_hC8m1i1iPN4DF5ji1aEyeGbTo74sfkrp=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></div><br />But this letter is far more than mother dealing with children. In between the weather reports, the sermon scriptures, and the gentle scolding of what to wear it is a love letter of the sweetest kind. From the salutation --</div><div><span> </span>"My dearest beloved Abe,"</div><div>to the closing --</div><div><span> </span>"With oceans of love, your dearest wife and children"</div><div>to the postscript --</div><div><span> "Come as soon as you can."</span><br /></div><div><span>this is a letter from a woman who loves her husband deeply. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL848-tVYr2ZZuIX-NRvFoo7pNMNF8sBfJsm6JrW0xdahLdLqh9Apy3XSx-Y-IRSub9TChuuTiE5k_O2HKz-SIPvDcPGkl4dqt88PJc76QJfEuauvIFnm6E4LDxxcZ-LonBz7sVIfj_xNBhHuBeZjfhe6EyHG9zlSu7aE9NQ-kYfMMyZRzWO2DRHtL=s4444" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4444" data-original-width="2908" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL848-tVYr2ZZuIX-NRvFoo7pNMNF8sBfJsm6JrW0xdahLdLqh9Apy3XSx-Y-IRSub9TChuuTiE5k_O2HKz-SIPvDcPGkl4dqt88PJc76QJfEuauvIFnm6E4LDxxcZ-LonBz7sVIfj_xNBhHuBeZjfhe6EyHG9zlSu7aE9NQ-kYfMMyZRzWO2DRHtL=w261-h400" width="261" /></a></div><br />She finishes her letter with a poem:</span></div><div><span><span> "You are my Abe,</span></span></div><div><span><span> I'm your Esther,</span></span></div><div><span><span> You are my best companion in this wide, wide world</span></span></div><div><span><span> Are soon coming back to us</span></span></div><div><span><span> To sleep in my arms and dream sweet dreams,</span></span></div><div><span><span> And live on love.</span></span></div><div><span><span> We will think twice before parting again,</span></span></div><div><span><span> But if the Will of God to part us never to meet on earth again</span></span></div><div><span><span> Then we will meet in heaven where there is no parting." </span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Many years later Grandpa must have run across this letter, likely after the stroke that confined Grandma to a nursing home. His once pristine handwriting is affected by a tremor in his old age. In red pencil he writes, "Keep, from Esther, Good" and then he added three large check marks. Perhaps he hoped that someday his grandchildren would find the letter and learn a little more about their grandparents. </span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>And so we have. </span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>A transcript and copy of the letter follows: </span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harvard, Nebr</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mon. 7:15 p.m. July 22, 1935</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My dearest beloved Abe,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Greetings with 2 Timothy 4:8.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Received your card Saturday. The one you wrote to Harold. Maryann wanted to claim it too --she said, “meine carde.” Then they had a fight. Then Harold put it away but she soon found it again. I told her that daddy would write to her too sometime. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are all well and hope you are the same. What did you do Sunday? We were all in church in the morning. Brother Deiner had a good sermon on Matthew 26: 6-17. Engelhardts (all but Donald), Maurin Roth and Mary Polson were here for dinner. In the evening was Prayer Meeting. Next Sunday we will have Lord Supper & Feet Washing. Wish you could be here also. Hope you will just be gone one Sunday yet. Then we want to have a little vacation yet together before we go home to work. All the church people (most of them) want us to visit them when you come so we will have to make Haus Besucht -- go from one place to another.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have one field of wheat combined. It averaged five bushels an acre and that is what John Yost’s made also. They will combine for John Salmon tomorrow.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We washed today. Had large washing. Will your washing or clean clothes hold out? Do not go dirty. I want you to be just as if I were with you and (look clean and neat) take care of you. If you need one or two shirts yet --have them washed or get a new one as you will need them this winter anyway. Do same with underwear. You were in school before and had to take care of yourself so I know you can do it by now again even if you were out of practice at first. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">John Salmon helped Papa cut alfalfa this morning. Papa may cut his other wheat (12 acres) with binder so he will have own straw.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The children play on old carriage which is on north side of machine shed by ice house. The other day they were going to Texas. Harold crawls over top of hayrack and gets into it. This evening he got in wagon on the the seat and was singing. They crawl on ice house also. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello -- It is after ten o’clock. We wanted to make ice cream and had everything ready -- then couldn’t find crank. We looked everywhere for it around house. The children played with it and must have misplaced it. Joel & Effie were down for ice cream. Wish you could have helped us also. Papa got Yost’s freezer and had ice cream. Grandpa told Harold “no more ice cream till they find crank.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am in my room writing. Harold was so cranky --he didn’t want to sleep with Lydia --but sleep with me. He is on bed here and asleep now so will take him over again. Maryann is in bed too but not asleep --rolling around.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As it is bedtime will say good-nite.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good morning -- This is Tuesday morning. It was windy here for a while during night and had little rain. Enough to settle dust and cool the air off. Didn’t sleep well. Maryann was very restless. She rolled and rolled and kicked me. Her nose was closed and seemed itchy everywhere and wanted to drink water often. I carried Harold over and put him in bed with Lydia. When he woke up in the night and asked for water. Lydia told him she would get it for him. He knew her voice Then he asked, “In welches bett bin ich? Ich will mit mamma schalfer” (Which bed am I in? I want to sleep with Mamma). So he gets up and runs over in the dark, And found the way over. So he slept.with me the rest of the night. His will power is too strong. Will be glad when daddy can tend to him again. They are both asleep yet. Maryann is in grandpa’s bed now and sleeping soundly. Papa is cultivating corn. Joel wants to cut his hay. Lydia is ironing. I did the other work in the house.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Got check from electric light company. Am sending it all to you. Also got letter from Agatha yesterday. Will send it too. John will take trip so you must go home after car. Bring Harold’s dump truck along. One he got for Xmas. It is either by sewing machine in corner or in bedroom with his other things or if not there then in front room. He wants to haul dirt and sand. He said, “When daddy comes we must go to Inman right away because I want to play with mt truck: if he brings it along then we can stay a while yet.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We want to go to Aurora this afternoon. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Must close for this time. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are my Abe,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m your Esther,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You are my best companion in this wide wide world.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are soon coming back to us</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To sleep in my arms and dream sweet dreams. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And live on love.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We will think twice before parting again.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But if will of God to part us never to meet on earth again.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then we will meet in heaven where there is no parting.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With oceans of love,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; 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Sometimes what you see is someone young who you only knew as old. Sometimes you recognize that the strong jaw, the doleful eyes, the distinctive nose on ancestors you never met are the same as what you see in the mirror or in the faces of your children. They have been gone a long time and yet some of their DNA courses through your veins. </span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbj9dNkzrnYWalw2CE_9ICdsZkaMHjswEvBL3HEHSVMQQCqIk6rgIaiHtIjaaIq3Eg5qMkV9RB2qq6Rmc1G727ZAHvYrW_FL2LTZz6mfN1weyudL2k7lqIXhCY8R-L-vhY2dvTWl8CqU/s1840/Henry%252C+Dora%252C+Lydia%252C+Joel+Miller%252C+AR%252C+Esther+Epp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="1840" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbj9dNkzrnYWalw2CE_9ICdsZkaMHjswEvBL3HEHSVMQQCqIk6rgIaiHtIjaaIq3Eg5qMkV9RB2qq6Rmc1G727ZAHvYrW_FL2LTZz6mfN1weyudL2k7lqIXhCY8R-L-vhY2dvTWl8CqU/w640-h470/Henry%252C+Dora%252C+Lydia%252C+Joel+Miller%252C+AR%252C+Esther+Epp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Henry Miller, Joel Miller, newlyweds A.R. and Esther Miller Epp, Lydia Miller, Dora Traudt Miller Photo from 1929</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I have been wondering about the people in this photograph. The young couple standing in the middle are my grandparents. A.R. and Esther Miller Epp. This photograph was likely taken the day after their wedding in September 1929. They are surrounded by my grandmother's family. On the left is my great-grandfather, Henry P. Miller </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>(born 11/06/1881)</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and on the far right is my great-grandmother, Dora Traudt Miller</span><span> (born 01/05/1881)</span><span style="font-size: large;">. The other family members are Joel </span><span>(born 10/29/14)</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and Lydia </span><span>(born 09/15/10</span><span style="font-size: large;">). </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The photo was taken in Nebraska, probably Auroa. The family had a 150-acre farm near Stockham in the area. But neither Henry or Dora Miller were born in Nebraska. They were both born in the village of Norka, Russia. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">According to the <a href="https://www.norkarussia.info/">Norka website</a>, "Norka Russia was founded on August 15, 1767 by colonists who predominantly originated from the area now comprised of the current State and cultural region of Hessen, Germany. These colonists were drawn to Russia by the Manifesto of Catherine II who wished to develop lands on the southeastern frontier of the Russian empire. The colony of Norka was located on the unsettled Steppe, not far from the west bank of the Volga River, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of the frontier town of Saratov. Norka grew from a fledgling settlement to become one of the largest and most prosperous German colonies in the Volga region." There were other colonies settled in this broad area at the invitation of Catherine II, some of them by German-speaking Mennonites. Norka was not Mennonite. Most in Norka were of the Reformed faith. There was also some <a href="https://www.norkarussia.info/brethren-movement.html">Brethren</a> influence. Though located within Russian borders, Norka colonists retained their German language and culture. They were often called "Volga Germans". </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; font-family: times; font-size: xx-large;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99fLkFgWGeYRvI1skZoQQr-lceDT2bRF2Tm7DwPNe9IiDPS54iilRjPJydMxFly4SLyvZuVkJ_TcglLTqRUg7hSMp3CKWhHAGyEOuSR-Po9gZDZb_cLlubmb3RSB8T1CUeJFBsxoZYj0/s2048/Miller+Certificate.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99fLkFgWGeYRvI1skZoQQr-lceDT2bRF2Tm7DwPNe9IiDPS54iilRjPJydMxFly4SLyvZuVkJ_TcglLTqRUg7hSMp3CKWhHAGyEOuSR-Po9gZDZb_cLlubmb3RSB8T1CUeJFBsxoZYj0/w400-h243/Miller+Certificate.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Parochial Certificate (Church Transfer) brought by the Miller family when they immigrated. <br />It is signed by Wilhelm Stärkel, a well-known Norka clergyman. Found on Ancestry.com.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Henry was ten or eleven when his family immigrated to Nebraska in 1892</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">. Why? Emigration from Norka </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>to the United States</span><span> had begun in the mid-1870s with the revoking of many of the privileges granted to the colony by the Manifesto of Catherine II and some of those first emigrants ended up in Nebraska.</span><span> </span><span>A</span><span> </span><a href="https://www.norkarussia.info/famine-1891-1892.html">famine</a></span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> in 1891-1892 may have been the motivation for the Miller family to come to America when they did. His family at that time included parents, Johann Heinrich Müller </span>(7/4/1859-4/21/1933)<span style="font-size: large;"> and Christina </span><span style="font-size: large;">V</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368;"><span style="font-size: large;">ögler </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Müller</span><span>,</span><span> </span></span>(1/23/1861-12/17/1917)<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">a sister and two brothers. Additional children must have been born after their arrival. Siblings listed in his obituary include Mrs. John Miller </span>(Maggie, born 7/29/1884)<span style="font-size: x-large;">, </span><span style="font-size: large;">John</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>(born 4/21/1886)<span style="font-size: large;">, Peter, William, and Jacob</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>(born 8/14/1889)<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Miller. Sometime after their arrival in the United States the </span><span>Müllers became the Millers. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT_r9vhfH8JzjCOcuVeS_vbp6unNeRTZ-VStERC349Y2Xt16FBBfEbUF0cHUd2fg6z3JeiAAuqPVmJNjUDgj-6aoEhS20uEANpexr3TTQpiYYGO4Gx3hglYd4VHqkuAkWyIowd9lFvMug5_6UbDkt1JDi9tan7xdWzxktWhpxrF5As0jFmwCPWyGgJ=s4055" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4055" data-original-width="2720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT_r9vhfH8JzjCOcuVeS_vbp6unNeRTZ-VStERC349Y2Xt16FBBfEbUF0cHUd2fg6z3JeiAAuqPVmJNjUDgj-6aoEhS20uEANpexr3TTQpiYYGO4Gx3hglYd4VHqkuAkWyIowd9lFvMug5_6UbDkt1JDi9tan7xdWzxktWhpxrF5As0jFmwCPWyGgJ=w430-h640" width="430" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Henry P. and Dora Traudt Miller<br />Married October 23, 1904</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We also learn about his faith in his obituary. "Already in his younger years he felt the need of redemption from his sins. He went to the prayer meetings of the Brethern. Here he was shown the way and in remorse and repentance he turned to God and found forgiveness of his sins in the blood of the Lamb. In year 1903, on June 14 he with others was baptized on the confession of his faith and received into the membership of the Mennonite Brethren congregation at Eldorado, Nebraska, whose true member he remained to the end." </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Dora Traudt was just six months old when her father died and twelve when her mother died. Her brother Peter became her caretaker. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGPIjK4oD1-9QHse9ZwVq9AFQI9awUP0Xjgr5kjRTL_QhTER0CYrs8Z1RgHQjN0qQHzq-8X6Otum3W-A4WHtVihJ8j4IHMEbw94TDeG9QMhdi77juoRrGFPHQWhikZLxZLREsSVGYQPDcLp7MaCzooL8lrPxEFOM_bULNLfm485TQNh2UJmnDYkxM/s4608/IMG_0992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGPIjK4oD1-9QHse9ZwVq9AFQI9awUP0Xjgr5kjRTL_QhTER0CYrs8Z1RgHQjN0qQHzq-8X6Otum3W-A4WHtVihJ8j4IHMEbw94TDeG9QMhdi77juoRrGFPHQWhikZLxZLREsSVGYQPDcLp7MaCzooL8lrPxEFOM_bULNLfm485TQNh2UJmnDYkxM/s320/IMG_0992.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Esther Miller was born September 29, 1905.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>With her brother and his family s<span>he immigrated </span>in 1904 at age 23 <span>from Norka to York, Nebraska. Within seven months she was married (10/23/04) to Henry Miller and the next year a sweet baby girl, </span><span>Esther, </span></span><span><span style="font-family: georgia;">was born on September 29, 1905. A son, Abraham was born August 1, 1908 and lived just six months. Little Esther had dearly loved her baby brother sneaking him out of his high chair to play with him and searching in vain for him in the spare bedroom behind the pillows after he was gone. </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMPiCArrKSr2rVcKV5bmScncIY3TI1LAaJMDuR4FDxK6aaBrHoAH4mTvkbMK9mhTCKpzT1nQoIKfSkAvxF3f-rI72SOt-vlnGIzV-JL4lWNjwXezHKc6HWLtfdYs_wblUSp670g5bQbCsHrx5OpkO6UKRfQk-6HE09zXtPm4VpjZzTA1vnTOZszVL/s3723/IMG_0990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3723" data-original-width="3035" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMPiCArrKSr2rVcKV5bmScncIY3TI1LAaJMDuR4FDxK6aaBrHoAH4mTvkbMK9mhTCKpzT1nQoIKfSkAvxF3f-rI72SOt-vlnGIzV-JL4lWNjwXezHKc6HWLtfdYs_wblUSp670g5bQbCsHrx5OpkO6UKRfQk-6HE09zXtPm4VpjZzTA1vnTOZszVL/s320/IMG_0990.JPG" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Esther with Abraham shortly before his death. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />We learn of Dora's faith from her obituary. "In the year of 1911 Rev. Frank Wiens was conducting evangelistic meetings and she found peace in the blood of Christ. On August 25, 1912, she was baptized and received into the Mennonite Brethren Church at Eldorado where she remained a faithful member." Esther remembered this baptism as the first she witnessed. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><span>Three years after their marriage the couple had purchased a farm five miles west of Stockham and two miles from their Miller parents. Initially there was no house but they lived with other family members for a time and eventually built a four-room house. They spoke Norka German in their home and High German at church. Church was five miles away and travel </span></span><span>there was </span><span>usually</span><span> in a top buggy with a team of mules. A young Esther would stand between her parents during the trip to keep warm (sometimes she fell asleep standing there). The home was also two miles from school. Esther didn't start school until she was eight and had to learn English. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Two more children joined the family. Lydia was born in 1910 and Joel was born in 1914. Soon Dora's health declined. In early 1916 they rented their farm and moved to Harvard. Ten-year-old Esther did the housework (with some help from her father) and cared for her young brother. </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0-NYbm4xdSALUDrx2trEyR0Pm_L_I4WvUKN5Cz3ZM4jn-sqyCGVCjLfXcJxly77J_uZc_q3BB1ntze4AuRrvacRrQDXgnkymGvn17L-9W2_DK2fV0gn-WctSkODlzPTbI6xs_e-i6uq9a8Gri0co2lCUjnf0snCoAsmDEiHUo9tkQ7jP2S0Nsftda=s4608" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0-NYbm4xdSALUDrx2trEyR0Pm_L_I4WvUKN5Cz3ZM4jn-sqyCGVCjLfXcJxly77J_uZc_q3BB1ntze4AuRrvacRrQDXgnkymGvn17L-9W2_DK2fV0gn-WctSkODlzPTbI6xs_e-i6uq9a8Gri0co2lCUjnf0snCoAsmDEiHUo9tkQ7jP2S0Nsftda=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Henry P and Dora Traudt Miller with Esther, 12, Joel, 3 and Lydia, 7<br />Photo was taken November 16,1917 while the family was living in Lake Charles, Lousiana.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span>Thinking warmer weather might help his wife, Henry purchased 80 unimproved acres near Lake Charles, </span><span>Louisiana from an agent who visited Harvard. The family traveled to Louisiana by train in early 1917. Nearby were some experimental farms where they stayed initially. Someone (a rich man) asked Henry if he knew someone from the north who could work on his experimental farm to try to grow different crops generally grown farther north. Henry asked, "How will I do?" The man looked at his hands and said, "I think you will do." That winter was one of the coldest for that area and some people saw snow for the first time. Esther and Lydia attended the local school even showing up on a day that was too cold for the rest of the pupils. The church they attended was in English which was hard for Dora who wasn't used to speaking it. The damp weather did not help Dora who was not getting any better. Henry didn't like the way of farming and was homesick for his farm in Nebraska. When war was declared in the spring of 1918, they decided to move back to Nebraska. Their land sold on the last day they were there. They had purchased a car while in Louisiana so it was loaded onto the train with the family for their trip to Nebraska. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><br />And so they returned to their little home near Stockham. Henry and Dora would remain here for the rest of their lives. They decided to remodel and expand their house. A basement was dug, a bathroom and two more rooms were added along with a radiator furnace and carbide lights. They returned to their beloved church in Eldorado where Henry would be installed as a deacon in 1930. </span><span>Esther returned to the school and now Lydia joined her as well and eventually Joel would come too. When Esther completed Eighth Grade she came home to work. Dora's health was still not good and Henry needed the help. There were cows to milk, wheat to shock, stack and load and corn to husk. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;">n 1923 a men's glee club from Tabor College presented a program at their church. Several participants were invited to the Miller home for supper before the program. "I am A.R. Epp from Buhler, Kansas" said a handsome young man as he shook Esther's hand. She married him in 1929. A.R. was a teacher and though his school was in Oklahoma they returned to Nebraska for the summer months. And so it was that both of their children were born at the Aurora hospital, Harold on August 4, 1930 and Mary Ann on August 2, 1932. Then A.R. accepted a position at the Eldorado School and so they were close for awhile. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7OptNsc3-pbziouF-R0Sox55HGt0dMhMEatjQDdZjxbr5NoAgta6KrVhn4a9PjHJ_GEgB095twEcqZxuDZL48LnL7htaAQ4u_uHrKnu47kvbSy-vZErfXzlPVhrlKQZUAzVZJsf75yI/s504/lydia+and+eli+cook+wedding+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="504" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7OptNsc3-pbziouF-R0Sox55HGt0dMhMEatjQDdZjxbr5NoAgta6KrVhn4a9PjHJ_GEgB095twEcqZxuDZL48LnL7htaAQ4u_uHrKnu47kvbSy-vZErfXzlPVhrlKQZUAzVZJsf75yI/w400-h281/lydia+and+eli+cook+wedding+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lydia, 31, married Eli Cook August 16, 1942 after both of her parents<br />had passed away. Mary Ann Epp Kliewer is the girl in the middle. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Depression with its accompanying drought and dust storms reached Nebraska. Henry couldn't raise much feed and the cows had to feed on Russian thistles. Prices of grain dropped to 25 cents a bushel. Milk cows sold for $20 a head; pigs were killed and buried. The Aurora Bank closed. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyraRU17ZJLxFKfKzIGAKWOQHLv0bWNv1nb1m5rsE2Owc27C45aZ3M33387ssQrLNQPIFfI27GFrjRKbEyX0VdiGGFSzjZIqfo4btVPsgwL3QCTZJWs5Gm4fCPbyPMeA1W9ajwSJCHsw/s967/1934+haroldmaryann_4.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="662" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyraRU17ZJLxFKfKzIGAKWOQHLv0bWNv1nb1m5rsE2Owc27C45aZ3M33387ssQrLNQPIFfI27GFrjRKbEyX0VdiGGFSzjZIqfo4btVPsgwL3QCTZJWs5Gm4fCPbyPMeA1W9ajwSJCHsw/w415-h606/1934+haroldmaryann_4.JPG" width="415" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mary Ann,2, and Harold,4, celebrating their birthdays in Nebraska.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In 1934 A.R. accepted a position of principal at Zoar Academy in Inman, Kansas. A.R. wrote about this time: "Harold and Mary Ann were very fondly loved by Grandpa and Grandma Miller and Aunt Lydia and Uncle Joel, so we spent much time in sweetest friendship at the their home. They reluctantly, but kindly agreed to our decision. Grandma, in tender love, pleaded that we tarry to celebrate our children's August birthdays with them. We consented, but did not realize it was the last time dear Grandma would serve ice cream and cake to her family and pray that none should be missing in heaven. We were in Kansas only a week when we received the call from Papa in Nebraska stating that Mamma was seriously ill. "Come at once!" he said. While getting ready, the second call came, "She has died, come for the funeral." Taking my father and sister Lizzie along, we went. Papa Miller approached us saying, "Es schmerzed aber so." ("It hurts so.") Mama had suffered excruciating pain from gallstones and passed away during surgery." In her obituary Henry states, "She was to me a faithful Christian life's helpmate and to the children a most loving mother." </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r-gSzg-ekOXGEvViSrVxKTlMbulCLOAbh9oR15XrzM1HHpaa_cXTr5WA4vkb575BNYjmSBZB6IMDRIwz9zlVugELRzEGagGGCcwCZNyXSZfKZUlfAmCRaP4wP87-BdTSlvXFIKz8Eug/s2048/IMG_0932.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r-gSzg-ekOXGEvViSrVxKTlMbulCLOAbh9oR15XrzM1HHpaa_cXTr5WA4vkb575BNYjmSBZB6IMDRIwz9zlVugELRzEGagGGCcwCZNyXSZfKZUlfAmCRaP4wP87-BdTSlvXFIKz8Eug/s320/IMG_0932.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Henry married Mary Buller 10/27/35</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Dora had passed away at the age of 53. A year later Henry remarried. Mary Buller of Hillsboro, Kansas became his wife. They did not have a long marriage. On the evening of July 1, 1941 during harvest Henry was injured in a tractor accident. He died on July 4. His obituary notes, "While in the most excruciating pain he spoke of notifying the children. He remarked, 'Today I'm going home yet', 'Now I am almost through' and 'How is it here so beautiful.' Through his departure the children have lost their most beloved father and grandfather, and the church one of their faithful members, and the community has lost a respected neighbor." He was 59 years old. </span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">What if they hadn't come?</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1BthAtnhteEOMCr_-BACGCeup6cA8mkcM4hD9ugZj1pAubloE-OTNEZOgJZm_mc6c7e31dKRX5epB7VclXAhV-FYICg8l0QTcKnLX066KlDUU7fLPGDKzkxzr0f0BChL2VuLf0_jMH4/s639/Esther+Epp%252C+Joel%252C+Barbara+Miller+%25282%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1BthAtnhteEOMCr_-BACGCeup6cA8mkcM4hD9ugZj1pAubloE-OTNEZOgJZm_mc6c7e31dKRX5epB7VclXAhV-FYICg8l0QTcKnLX066KlDUU7fLPGDKzkxzr0f0BChL2VuLf0_jMH4/s320/Esther+Epp%252C+Joel%252C+Barbara+Miller+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1971 Esther, left, visited her brother Joel <br />in California. They had not seen each<br />other for 30 years <br />likely since their father's funeral</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Meanwhile back in Norka all was not well. Famines in 1921-1924 and 1932-1933 (created by Soviet policies) resulted in destitution and loss of life. Under communist rule farms and property were confiscated and farmers were forced to work on collective farms. Churches were closed and pastors exiled. During the World Wars the German language and culture of Norka was offensive to the Russians. After Hitler's betrayal of a pact and invasion of Russia, opinion of the Volga Germans plummeted. They were accused of spying and sabotage (unlikely in the remote village) and in 1941 around 460,000 ethnic Germans from the Volga region and other parts of Russia (including some serving in the military) were <a href="https://www.norkarussia.info/deportation-1941.html">deported</a> to Siberia or</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Kazakhstan. In Norka villagers were given as little as four hours notice to pack one suitcase. Homes with furniture were abandoned. Livestock were left in their pens. At the train station 50-60 people were loaded into each freight or cattle car for a grueling journey (which for some lasted months) to a hostile land ill-prepared to receive them. They were never allowed to return. <br /><br /><br />Henry and Dora Miller may have had extended family members and friends who endured this this travesty. But their children and grandchildren did not. </span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7zo9J-sCrtcoEUnP1rKtveX_DGw5La9OprjikvmE34sxzJryvn-yd1rYnzYkdyaMm90BRVoPJXsV7bJyvz3f2I0hIQut9fw16k_2g2f3TAlVptSNxzdBg0OkvVJkoFKrdcYydPbC4ms/s470/Joel%252C+Effie+and+Darrel+Miller+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="336" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7zo9J-sCrtcoEUnP1rKtveX_DGw5La9OprjikvmE34sxzJryvn-yd1rYnzYkdyaMm90BRVoPJXsV7bJyvz3f2I0hIQut9fw16k_2g2f3TAlVptSNxzdBg0OkvVJkoFKrdcYydPbC4ms/w286-h400/Joel%252C+Effie+and+Darrel+Miller+%25282%2529.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Joel Miller with his wife, Effie and son Darrel<br />probably taken in the early 1940s.<br />The family moved to California sometime<br />between the deaths of Dora and Henry.<br />This marriage ended in divorce</span>. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Sources:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.norkarussia.info/">Norka</a> website by </span>Steve Schreiber This is an amazing website full of great information about Norka. Definitely worth taking the time to explore. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My Life Story by A.R. Epp</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Dora Traudt Miller obituary</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Henry P. Miller obituary (2 - one translated from German by Katharina Epp) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My Life Story by Esther Miller Epp (unfinished and unpublished)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You might also enjoy this post: <a href="https://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2022/03/found-letter-to-cherish.html" target="_blank">Found: A Letter to Cherish</a> which tells a little more of the family of A.R. and Esther Epp and their children. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /> <p></p></div></div>Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-71893571980345942602021-02-20T14:08:00.003-06:002021-04-07T12:35:14.374-05:00Kind of a Secret: Butternut Chili Soup<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not Everyone Approves of the Secret Ingredient in My Chili </span></h3><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5kZrJDfzKWcR37suEEP-FkJkZelxighKdadjJKmuyn4WVPaoa2xfaKoP8Osx3hsvNzK_87P1wF3pjyEgj9gSL6AUdjZyPBKgCZq3l56e5OTC_NdJuC62TwPc_VpN8WSLTToHjwZIHRA/s2048/IMG_0778.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="2048" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5kZrJDfzKWcR37suEEP-FkJkZelxighKdadjJKmuyn4WVPaoa2xfaKoP8Osx3hsvNzK_87P1wF3pjyEgj9gSL6AUdjZyPBKgCZq3l56e5OTC_NdJuC62TwPc_VpN8WSLTToHjwZIHRA/w400-h390/IMG_0778.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I guess it's not really a secret ingredient when you put it's name in the recipe title. However, not everyone who eats reads the recipe.</span><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When the weather is this bone chilling, brutally cold, the warm days of working and harvesting in the garden seem a distant memory. But when I descend into the basement and check the storage area, there is the stash of last fall's harvest, a few remaining butternut squash. Among their many attributes, a remarkably long shelf life stands out as a big positive. It's February and most are still in fine condition. </span><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlYzySzwa7HAB2UjxyNRhGwPWfk1HwHK0rL1aIPcZeazplDNDuDp5RqxHJnykCmHzqOOLQ046TJAxfp9RLvCa-hLnalfiC17XgVrIsz4SpZ7v9S9QU065fYLnmfMiqjtknMhwllaAsMw/s2048/IMG_0759.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlYzySzwa7HAB2UjxyNRhGwPWfk1HwHK0rL1aIPcZeazplDNDuDp5RqxHJnykCmHzqOOLQ046TJAxfp9RLvCa-hLnalfiC17XgVrIsz4SpZ7v9S9QU065fYLnmfMiqjtknMhwllaAsMw/w400-h300/IMG_0759.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Months after harvest, butternut squash are still in good condition.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">I have been growing butternut squash for several years and I am just learning some of their secrets. For one thing they are very healthy addition to any diet with an amazing array of fiber, vitamins (especially A) and minerals. And it turns out that butternut squash are really good companions to tomatoes and beans. That's why butternut squash in my secret ingredient in chili. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrxMlhHU2SnXVDeGF7XGZMeSSoV3xcPctPL-DyRguhIuvVKr2sZq9KvMfhsvZgcprhWplPxX7cXGFDIaUJaNYOTdevAueC2HbFjk7b0RyDDhEwDnyBJFlu6WglWyHYUswgZDCXlXvH3Q/s2048/IMG_8707.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrxMlhHU2SnXVDeGF7XGZMeSSoV3xcPctPL-DyRguhIuvVKr2sZq9KvMfhsvZgcprhWplPxX7cXGFDIaUJaNYOTdevAueC2HbFjk7b0RyDDhEwDnyBJFlu6WglWyHYUswgZDCXlXvH3Q/s320/IMG_8707.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Fresh from the garden on a warmer day.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />You (or someone you know) may not approve of adding squash to chili. Although the vegetable has many fans, it has its share of detractors. But don't judge too quickly! You may be surprised to </span><span style="font-size: large;">enjoy a soup in which butternut squash play a supporting (not the lead) role. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWRTSv4DsB-CdRjFIXibjOeC4V2C-5_4IcKGEknx86cNUV2ykUHcwgAYwTWGo4LqAalrJ5i78LvENF9NhYBFQ77EuSicegr1_XurTRsNJyJJo4iwPXR2reSpvkuF89Rec8kdKf6uF07E/s2048/IMG_0013+%25282%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWRTSv4DsB-CdRjFIXibjOeC4V2C-5_4IcKGEknx86cNUV2ykUHcwgAYwTWGo4LqAalrJ5i78LvENF9NhYBFQ77EuSicegr1_XurTRsNJyJJo4iwPXR2reSpvkuF89Rec8kdKf6uF07E/s320/IMG_0013+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The easiest (and tastiest) way to prepare butternut is split it, scoop out seed <br />and roast in a 425 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until soft. </span></span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br />My best advice would be to simply add a cup or so (not too much!) of mashed roasted squash to your favorite chili recipe. I think you'll find that it adds body to the soup and an understated savory flavor with just a touch of sweetness that enhances the spicy seasoning. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In my kitchen making soup is never an exercise in precision. It doesn't need to be. But I am glad to share this basic recipe that you can adapt to your family's taste.</span></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Butternut Chili</b></span></h4><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 large onion, chopped</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 tablespoon vegetable oil</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 pound lean hamburger</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 teaspoon salt</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 can (or 2 cups) beef or chicken stock</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2 cans crushed tomatoes </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1-2 can (or 2 cups) pinto beans, drained </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 cup mashed roasted butternut squash</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1 tablespoon chili seasoning</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1/4 cup chopped roasted peppers (anaheim, poblano or bell), optional</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-8BmFRJ4Y4SjoXv7ziN-WsonHZ7vtPbFF5AwtyjjX0AKlwX9jpy_4-s5uCCIU_BP76TvgCR2LHKEEJsYoP-Y1DaqoXoBqTAWPYJqxwp2sgba4Ut6ATy39h9mVGPC5JxK6f_0ho5-bZ0/s2048/IMG_6646.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-8BmFRJ4Y4SjoXv7ziN-WsonHZ7vtPbFF5AwtyjjX0AKlwX9jpy_4-s5uCCIU_BP76TvgCR2LHKEEJsYoP-Y1DaqoXoBqTAWPYJqxwp2sgba4Ut6ATy39h9mVGPC5JxK6f_0ho5-bZ0/s320/IMG_6646.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Roasted peppers add another layer of flavor.<br />Wondering how to roast peppers? <a href="https://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2011/09/gotta-love-those-peppers.html" target="_blank">Click here</a>. . </span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Saute onions in oil for a few minutes and then add hamburger, sprinkle with salt and saute until browed. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 15-45 minutes. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy! You decide whether to share about the secret ingredient.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Extra butternut squash? Make this <a href="https://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2018/11/gift-from-garden-butternut-squash-cake.html" target="_blank">cake</a>. 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<span style="font-size: large;">Into all this newness, our baby goats arrived. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the Thursday before Easter our first kid was born to the matriarch of our little herd, Mayo. She sure looks like her mama! We named her Maundy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The black headed twins made their appearance on Friday. Pretty Juno gave birth to </span><span style="font-size: large;">a female</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span style="font-size: large;">our only male</span><span style="font-size: large;">. Their names? Goodie and Friday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Easter Sunday the twin girls arrived. Their mother, Bertha, is a good, experienced mother. After a bit of debate, we've named them Agnus and Easter. </span></div>
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<br />Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-1547255001868119312019-04-14T07:36:00.000-05:002019-04-14T07:36:34.454-05:00Joyful Exuberance!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There's something about spring and the holiday we celebrate during this time that lightens the heart and brings a smile to the face. Joyful exuberance! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On that day the stones were able to retain their silence. Only Jesus knew the deep grief and soaring glory the week ahead would bring. But on this day the rightful and forever king received, and accepted, the praise of his people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My new favorite autumn cake began last spring. There was a little extra room in the vegetable garden and so I planted some seed I'd saved. I wasn't sure exactly what it was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It turned out it was butternut squash and the plants (I think there were two) exuberantly grew over the sweet potatoes, into the watermelon until that section of the garden was a mass of vines. When it was all over I picked 21 butternut squash. That's a lot! Fortunately they keep well and can be stored for months for autumn and winter use. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpTk3hJaPHO_wMluS3qNGb1binisQPdeHhjpH4wCcHzyJuj847_L65J2tgN2BrNpY7ZWXA6rJFmC0hyphenhyphenvUaJaGdC9So9T9ANQ_0CjDmSemqYc-3OtC8kfXqnpY-PTcQ-Y2gFwVw0t1nSQ/s1600/IMG_8773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpTk3hJaPHO_wMluS3qNGb1binisQPdeHhjpH4wCcHzyJuj847_L65J2tgN2BrNpY7ZWXA6rJFmC0hyphenhyphenvUaJaGdC9So9T9ANQ_0CjDmSemqYc-3OtC8kfXqnpY-PTcQ-Y2gFwVw0t1nSQ/s320/IMG_8773.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Butternut squash are tasty and my favorite way to prepare them is to roast them. Simply slice in half horizontally and remove seeds with a spoon. Place them on a baking tray (I line mine with silpat baking liner to make clean up easy), drizzle with a little vegetable or olive oil, sprinkle a little salt and place in a 400 degree oven until you can pierce it easily with a fork, about 30 minutes depending on size. You now have a lovely side dish or even a meal, but there may be leftovers. That's where this cake <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">comes into play. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcE4VPqn7anCuD8bS8NUSGus-UOq_Vnp86xwuTGx45K6y8Tj69jdcMH_xvTRUqWWbbXtv56gWJ81k11Fsve_Vw8Y7f2QHU9wnUO0k3ng_JvSrF5wZJkb2vk3rTW3VRzp3ybYdC6EtOmg/s1600/IMG_8779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcE4VPqn7anCuD8bS8NUSGus-UOq_Vnp86xwuTGx45K6y8Tj69jdcMH_xvTRUqWWbbXtv56gWJ81k11Fsve_Vw8Y7f2QHU9wnUO0k3ng_JvSrF5wZJkb2vk3rTW3VRzp3ybYdC6EtOmg/s320/IMG_8779.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At least that's how it began. But now I find myself roasting butternut squash just to make this cake. The lovely combination of a moist, spicy cake, a mellow cream cheese filling and a crunchy cinnamon topping is superb! I've used this basic recipe for many years using either pumpkin or <a href="https://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2011/11/take-cake-sweet-potato-cake-with-cream.html">sweet potato</a>, but I have to say that I think butternut squash is the best! The cake is perfect on a crisp autumn day. It would make a fine addition to the Thanksgiving table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here's how to make this delicious cake:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In a mixing bowl beat:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 cup vegetable oil</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Add and mix well:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup flour</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 teaspoon baking soda</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 teaspoon cinnamon</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup roasted butternut squash</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I do not think it is necessary to puree squash. You may want to mash it with a fork. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mix together until smooth:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4 ounces cream cheese, softened</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3 tablespoons sugar</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Using a spatula loaded with about 2 tablespoons of filling, insert filling into cake. I do this by going down through the cake batter and rotating the spatula leaving pockets of filling throughout the cake. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Place cake in oven and bake for 15 minutes. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meanwhile, make streusel topping. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 tablespoons butter, melted</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 cup brown sugar</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 tablespoons flour</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 teaspoons cinnamon</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Remove cake from oven after it has baked for 15 minutes. Sprinkle struesel over partially baked cake. Lighter portions will rest on top of the cake, larger portions will sink into the cake. </span></span><br />
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<br />Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-25925126406285521072018-07-16T14:29:00.002-05:002018-07-27T20:26:54.306-05:00Vivid and Vibrant <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This brilliant red day lily has been exceptionally floriferous this year</span>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A pocket of vibrant color comes from verbena, gaillardia, day lilies and hibiscus. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Permission granted to all those gardeners who carefully coordinate the color and bloom times of their flower gardens to feel a little smug and superior. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tiger lilies are unmistakably orange.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And anyone with strong opinions about orange flowers belonging only in the company of pumpkins and fall decorations will likely be unimpressed. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The true-blue color of the globe thistle is uncommon in the flower garden.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although to accidental combination of soft yellow and light blue might meet with approval. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saucy hibiscus contrasts with the stately tiger lilies. </span></td></tr>
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</span>Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-11271891578278876492018-06-30T14:23:00.003-05:002018-06-30T16:55:09.107-05:00End-of-June Flower Garden<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">June has been a lovely month and I can't help feeling a little sad to see it go. On this last day of June let's take a moment to stroll through the gardens. There's always something there to cheer us up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sometimes I surprise myself. Since graduating from my mother's kitchen, I've been working in my own for over 40 years. (I had to have a moment of silence and shake my head after writing the previous sentence. How the years fly by!) So I've seen a few trends, gadgets and diet recommendations. Most come and go, replaced almost always by the tried and true, much of what I learned from my mom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I first tried baking with sourdough, perhaps 30 years ago, I would have anticipated that it would have landed in the come and go camp. For many it did. Sourdough is related to the "Amish Friendship Bread" and "Herman" craze which insisted on a regimented schedule of feeding, baking and sharing and exhausted the patience and friendships of many who tried it. I couldn't maintain that either. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And yet, here I am so many years later with my red tupperware juice container sitting either on my counter or my refrigerator bubbling or brewing with the tangy concoction called sourdough.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Recently there's been a resurgence of interest in fermented foods. People are experimenting with making kefir, kombucha, yogurt and even beer in their kitchens. Not me. I just like sourdough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sourdough is basically fermenting flour and water. It is added to bread, cake or pastry dough as a leavening agent, sometimes replacing or reducing the amount of yeast or baking powder/soda used. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sourdough can be sustained indefinitely by feeding it equal amounts of flour and water on a regular basis. Some sourdoughs date back more than one hundred years. Mine is a young ten plus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Used for millenniums, it dates back to ancient Egyptian civilization. It was the only leavening option until the advent of commercial yeast. Pioneers used it and it was considered a valued possession. So did the Yukon gold miners who carried it under their garments to keep it from freezing and it earned them the nickname "Sourdoughs". San Francisco is famous for their sourdough breads. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The original source may have been a fortuitous find of a wild yeast spore captured floating on the wind. Today there are those who continue the search for the wild yeast to make their sourdough and I'm told they are often successful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: center;">My number one reason for baking with sourdough is because the flavor is exceptional. Its a bit difficult to describe. "Tangy" or "sour" are not the first adjectives that come to mind although there is certainly an underlying tang. Its just very good. Sourdough also seems to enhance the texture of baked goods. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There may also be health benefits to eating sourdough. A long fermentation changes the structure of the flour in ways that may add protein, increase the availability of minerals and make it easier to digest. I'm not a dietitian or an expert in nutrition so you may want to do your own research on the subject. Many of my recipes do not have the long fermentation time. (However, here are few that do: </span><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2011/07/sourdough-blueberry-pancakes-are-quite.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;">Sourdough Blueberry Pancakes</a>, <a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2018/04/complex-combination-brown-bread-with.html">Sourdough Brown Bread with Molasses</a>, <a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2011/10/sausage-and-bacon-sourdough-waffles-do.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;">Sourdough Waffles</a>)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sourdough requires some care but not on the level of a child, a pet or even a flower garden. Like children, they need food, water and shelter, but unlike children, there's not a lot of cleaning up afterwards. Basically, sourdough needs to be fed equal amounts of flour and water (for example 1/2 cup flour plus 1/2 cup water) on a regular basis. I </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">use</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">all-purpose flour and warm tap water, but I have access to good well water. My usual method is to feed the sourdough anytime from the day before up until a few hours before using. Newly fed sourdough seems to be more active but this is not an absolutely required step especially if you are making something with a long rising time. After using it I keep my fed sourdough on the kitchen counter overnight and then return it to the refrigerator where it spends most of its time. I do not usually store a lot of sourdough, probably around a cup or less since I like to feed it before using. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Only flour and water should be added to your sourdough starter.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Weekly feeding is recommended. However, don't throw it out if you forget for a week or two. Just go ahead and feed it when you remember. Check it out for the characteristic bubbles. No bubbles? Give it a few hours (or the next day) and pour out about half of the mixture and feed again. You can do this several times if needed until you have your bubbles and characteristic sour scent. However, should your mixture turn pink or develop mold, throw it out. It is no longer salvageable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Store your sourdough in a crock, glass or plastic container. Metal is not recommended. The container should not be covered tightly but needs to have a hole of some sort so gasses can be released. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Often after sourdough sits for several days a watery liquid will form on the top. This is hooch, basically alcohol. Just stir it back into the sourdough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Where can I get sourdough?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First, do you know me? Do you live in my area? If so, then please ask me for some. I am glad to share. Even if I've given you some and it died, if you want some more, just ask! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you're into keeping things natural, you may want to do some research on capturing wild yeast to make sourdough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Much of what I've learned about sourdough, I learned from Rita Davenport's Sourdough Cookery (published in 1977 by H.P. Books). In her book, she offers this simple recipe for making a basic sourdough starter:</span><br />
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<li>2 cups all-purpose flour</li>
<li>1 teaspoon salt</li>
<li>3 tablespoons sugar</li>
<li>1 tablespoon dry yeast</li>
<li>2 cups lukewarm water</li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Store, feed and use as recommended above. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What can I make with sourdough?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Glad you asked! I've got lots of recipes on this blog. Here are some links to find them: </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2018/04/complex-combination-brown-bread-with.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sourdough Brown Bread with Molasses</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Breads and Rolls </span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2018/04/complex-combination-brown-bread-with.html">Sourdough Brown Bread with Molasses</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2016/11/sourdough-butterflake-refrigerator-rolls.html">Sourdough Butterflake Refrigerator Rolls </a></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Quick Breads</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2011/10/apples-announce-autumns-arrival.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Apple Oatmeal Loaf</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2013/02/sourdough-banana-bread.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Banana Bread</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2017/03/carrot-bread-with-flavors-of-carrot-cake.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Carrot Bread</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2016/12/sourdough-cranberry-orange-bread-is.html">Sourdough Cranberry-Orange Bread</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2017/11/sourdough-ginger-pear-bread-with-walnuts.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Ginger Pear Bread with Walnuts</a></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2011/10/apples-announce-autumns-arrival.html">Sourdough Apple Oatmeal Loaf</a></span></td></tr>
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<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2013/07/sourdough-zucchini-bread-makes.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Zucchini Bread</a></li>
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Cakes</h4>
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<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2013/07/awesome-chocolate-sourdough-zucchini.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Ch</a><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2013/07/awesome-chocolate-sourdough-zucchini.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">ocolate Sourdough Zucchini Cake</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2013/05/tang-rhubarb-sourdough-coffeecake.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Rhubarb Sourdough Coffeecake</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2013/08/sourdough-blueberry-buckle-coffee-cake.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Blueberry Buckle Coffeecake</a></li>
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Cornbread</h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://sourdough%20banana%20bread/">Sourdough Banana Bread</a></span></td></tr>
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<li><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2016/01/raise-your-hand-if-you-love-cornbread.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Cornbread</a></li>
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Crackers</h4>
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<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2012/06/you-know-you-want-cracker.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Seeded Crackers</a></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2017/02/sourdough-oatmeal-raisin-muffins-are.html">Sourdough Oatmeal Raisin Muffins</a></span></td></tr>
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Muffins</h4>
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<li><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2014/02/tropical-flavor-sourdough-hummingbird.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Hummingbird Muffins</a></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2013/07/awesome-chocolate-sourdough-zucchini.html">Sourdough Chocolate Zucchini Cake</a></span></td></tr>
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<li><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2017/02/sourdough-oatmeal-raisin-muffins-are.html">Sourdough Oatmeal Raisin Muffins </a></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2011/07/sourdough-blueberry-pancakes-are-quite.html">Sourdough Blueberry Pancakes</a></span></td></tr>
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Pancakes and Waffles</h4>
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<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2011/07/sourdough-blueberry-pancakes-are-quite.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Blueberry Pancakes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bjs-wildflowermeadow.blogspot.com/2011/10/sausage-and-bacon-sourdough-waffles-do.html" style="background-color: #ffe5e5; color: #aa0033; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-decoration-line: none;">Sourdough Waffles</a> </li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My new favorite flavor combination is sourdough, whole grains and molasses. Like good friends each enhances the virtues of the others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You'll find this complex combination in a rustic loaf of </span><b>Sourdough Brown Bread with Molasses</b>. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Although new to me, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">it is very possible that your great-grandparents ate a similar loaf, especially if of Irish decent. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This sturdy loaf is moist, dense and finely textured with a touch of </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">surprising sweetness.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> That sweetness comes from molasses, a by-product of sugar cane production that, unlike pure refined cane sugar, packs an array of nutrients including essential minerals (like iron, potassium and magnesium) and trace amounts of vitamins.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This bread can't be hurried. It relies only on sourdough for its leavening. An overnight rise in the refrigerator or a few hours out on the counter gives a gentle rise, but it will not be lifted to the lofty heights of a yeasted bread. Of course the unique taste is well worth the wait. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1emiiBM7lOzrw3YWrc868HItrxXSGf1z04O1qtMZu6S5ICWBOAXTZoaJMSTkbLOFGXEHBDWjOLaKJqbPLTeAys33JZTeovuTgVn931qCimAwvcPE40NwaFYxQdfUhPwvjCwf_lkI_qo/s1600/IMG_8044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1emiiBM7lOzrw3YWrc868HItrxXSGf1z04O1qtMZu6S5ICWBOAXTZoaJMSTkbLOFGXEHBDWjOLaKJqbPLTeAys33JZTeovuTgVn931qCimAwvcPE40NwaFYxQdfUhPwvjCwf_lkI_qo/s400/IMG_8044.JPG" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1 1/2 cups Sourdough</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1/2 cup molasses</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1/4 cup brown sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2 teaspoons salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3 tablespoons vegetable oil </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2 cups oatmeal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or more if needed)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Knead either with a dough hook or by hand until dough is smooth and elastic. You may have to add more flour while kneading. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Place dough in an oiled glass bowl for rising and cover. Since it is sourdough you do not want to use a stainless steel or metal bowl. Since sourdough provides the only leaving for this loaf, plan on a longer rise. If it works better in my schedule, I have covered it with plastic wrap and allowed it to rise overnight in the refrigerator. Another option is to cover and let rise at room temperature for about 2 hours. In my experience the dough does not double, but does expand nicely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Punch down dough and divide into two pieces. Shape into loaves and place into oiled loaf pans. Cover and allow to rise again at room temperature for about two hours (more is okay). My dough did not completely fill the large loaf pans even after rising. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing" and the table is laden with the most delicious dishes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this year when most would acknowledge that all is not well in our world, it is perhaps even more important than ever to gather with those you love, look without and within, and say "thank you". If your list looks anything like mine it might include: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">the blessing of "enough" which encompasses food, clothing, shelter, a job and transportation </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">my dear people - family, friends, co-workers, students and readers of my blog - each one enriches my life</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">a fervent faith handed down through the generations and now embraced as my own</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In recent days I have found myself looking up, simply grateful to be able to live my life under brilliant blue skies punctuated with fluffs of white. Nobody gets to do that forever and I'm glad I get to now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />It has been many years since I actually tried stuffing it in a turkey. Its much more tasty baked in its own dish after the turkey comes out of the oven. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 pound sausage</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 onion, diced </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 1/2 cups chopped celery</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 cup butter</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 Tablespoon chopped fresh sage (1 1/2 teaspoons dried)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 teaspoons diced fresh thyme (1 teaspoon dried)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 cup roasted peppers (optional)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4 cups crumbled cornbread</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">5 cups biscuits or other firm bread, cubed in 1/2 inch squares </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Place stuffing in a extra large casserole or 9 x 13 baking. Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until lightly browned. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also on the Thanksgiving table: </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2016/11/sourdough-butterflake-refrigerator-rolls.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sourdough Butterflake Refrigerator Rolls</b></span><br />Click on title for link to recipe</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And after Thanksgiving, I love to make this: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The delightful fruits of fall are as much a part of the changing season as the falling leaves and gray skies. </span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;">We love apples, of course, but I've been guilty of neglecting the lovely pear. They too fill the baskets in the produce section at the grocery store this time of year and I've been pleased to see them quite reasonably priced. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Indeed it was. By slightly adapting the excellent <a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2011/10/apples-announce-autumns-arrival.html">Sourdough </a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2011/10/apples-announce-autumns-arrival.html">Oatmeal-</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2011/10/apples-announce-autumns-arrival.html">Apple Loaf</a> a wonderful new bread was enjoyed. The addition of sourdough assures a lovely, moist loaf with just a hint of tang. It is the not-so-secret ingredient in outstanding quick breads. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/2 cup canola oil</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 tablespoons molasses, optional</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 cup sourdough starter</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2/3 cup oatmeal</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 cup flour</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 teaspoon ginger</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 teaspoon cinnamon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 cups chopped pears (about 2)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3/4 cup chopped walnuts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As a child, I helped my mom and grandma prepare "lunches" to take to the field where my dad, grandpa and perhaps an extra neighbor or relative or two were stacking hay on the back of a haywagon trailing a baler that was churning out heavy, oblong bales. A neighbor, Wilbert Regier, drove the tractor in front of the baler which had a jaunty umbrella to give him a bit of relief from the blazing heat. There were other haywagons waiting in the field and when one had been stacked with precision and filled, another one would be hitched behind the baler and the baling would continue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They stopped for lunch about 4 p.m. and the menu was always the same. We served sandwiches made with ground bologna and boiled eggs mixed with mayonnaise and sweet tea which grandma made by mixing two teaspoons of instant tea and a heaping cup of sugar into a pitcher of water. This was not as simple a process as you would think and mom would give a subtle sigh as the dishes stacked higher and higher as grandma managed to use nearly every dish in the kitchen</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Grandpa had cut and raked the hay using his team of horses and was inevitably stung in the hayfield by a wasp adding to the stress of the event. This does not make me nearly as old as you would think because Grandpa did not come willingly into the 20th century and used horses for farming long after most farmers had updated to tractors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Back on the farmyard, the wagons were unloaded and the bales were stacked on the ground onto square towers 10-12 feet high. Young men would toss heavy bales high up to the top of the stack. If it was timed right, they unloaded the top of the wagons to the top of the stacks. The stacks were covered with loose hay which was pitchforked up giving the stack a rounded roof. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I probably don't have to tell you that the whole process was exhausting, backbreaking work usually in unrelenting heat and often at the mercy of unreliable equipment and inclement weather. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">All of the adults mentioned at the beginning of this story are now gone. Except Dad. Dad turns 87 years old today. He says this is his last hay harvest. It is time to stop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Over the years he has been assisted by his sons and daughters, his sons-in-law and his grandchildren. On this last hay harvest most of them returned to help. There was also a swarm of great-grandchildren too little to help but enthusiastic in their observations and support. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's still exhausting, backbreaking work at the mercy of unreliable equipment, but this year we got a bit of a break from the heat. And really, with so much help, it wasn't too exhausting, either. That can't be said about recent years so it makes this year a little more special. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As we close the door on a long standing family tradition, I'm surprised to feel a little misty-eyed. It's been hard work, mostly shouldered by my hardworking father. What an example of diligence and perseverance! Thanks, Dad! And happy birthday! Next up is one more winter of feeding cattle with the assistance of a young lady from New York.</span><br />
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All photos by Nancy BelknapBev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-5844085038141517982017-07-03T15:44:00.000-05:002017-07-05T08:04:51.831-05:00Wait For It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our story begins with a black hen. There is also a golden hen and a few more tiny little characters, but we'll learn about them later.<br />
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The black hen was of a persuasion that believed in sitting on a clutch of eggs for an extended period of time with the firm hope that this would result in baby chicks hatching.<br />
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One day she flew out of the chicken pen, entered the barn and found a basket that was storing nesting materials and laid an egg. She did the same thing for several days. Then she settled in to sit and wait.<br />
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There was only one problem with her plan. There was no rooster in the chicken pen and so the eggs were not fertilized. They would never hatch. This might have been a very sad story if not for some human intervention. One day when she was taking a quick break to get a drink and a little food, the human (aka <i><a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2012/08/a-dozen-egg-yolks-french-vanilla-ice.html">The Chicken Policeman</a></i>) replaced her eggs with fertilized eggs. She never knew.<br />
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She just continued to sit. For three long weeks she just sat there, warming the eggs with her body heat and exploding into a huffy billow of feathers should anyone come too close.<br />
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And then it happened! An egg began to crack and soon a chick emerged, gave a shake or two and ball of fluff was ready to engage the world. Over the next few hours five chicks hatched. The black hen continued sitting on the remaining eggs for another day before it became clear that there were no more coming.<br />
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Meanwhile, the story of the golden hen is almost exactly like that of the black hen, except hers takes place a week or so before, her nest was tucked in above the feed trough and she hatched nine chicks!<br />
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These little chicks are growing and active. Some of their fluff is already being replaced with real feathers and they have begun to learn to fly. First stop -- mom's back. (see photo on right).<br />
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The chicks are not biological offspring of their mamas. It doesn't matter. The hens are dedicated to caring for their chicks. If things don't look quite right, she calls them to her and nestles them under her wings. There seems to be a variety of calls and communication from the mothers followed by a chorus of peeps from the chicks. The little chicks are active and willful and don't always seem to follow the directions their mothers are trying to convey. In just a few months, the little chicks will be full grown. Until then, a salute to two persistent hens who won the waiting game!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Unless you happen to be married to the Garage Sale King. Yes, that is my lot in life. (I know I told you that I was married to the <a href="http://www.seethebeautyintheordinary.com/2012/08/a-dozen-egg-yolks-french-vanilla-ice.html">Chicken Policeman</a> but don't worry, it's the same multi-talented guy). He loves garage sales and I don't think he's gone a week without visiting at least one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Things appear at my house. Garden accessories. Containers of various sizes and composition. Garage sale finds. Sometimes they are cool. But not always. Sometimes they are not something I would have chosen. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our thoughts are like flowers (or maybe weeds) in the garden of our lives. What we think influences our peace and happiness. We have options. We get to choose! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Flowers are from my May garden and include roses, iris, dame's rocket, salvia, columbine and mock orange. </span><br />
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Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-35843057789908251592017-05-04T19:08:00.000-05:002017-05-04T19:14:20.512-05:00Welcome Spring!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spring has been a bit timid this year. Just when it seems the weather is settled, there's a cold snap and we're back in the house again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But when we venture out again - oh, what a delight! It's just the beginning of the gardening season. There is so much more to come!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Centaurea dealbata has bloomed in my garden for many years, but I haven't seen it anywhere else.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's a look at some of our March and April flowers.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A bee visits the old fashioned spirea bush. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The delicate blossoms of the flowering plum shrub create a haze of pink.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chosen because of it attracts wildlife; loved because it truly is a "Beauty Bush". </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Can you smell that lovely scent? Lilacs are lovely in more ways than one!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vivid poppies add a splash of color.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early spring Redbud tree has a distinctive bloom. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Each flower is lovely within the pink cloud of the crabapple tree. </span></td></tr>
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Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-83226675274511910492017-03-17T06:59:00.000-05:002017-03-17T07:02:09.607-05:00Sourdough Carrot Bread (with the Flavors of Carrot Cake)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNJXXLvudIfDJmZHQjLXZBpIxlHVIgmEeYEr8QDkxYpw5X_9MSlNQqgWuLHkMrPKh5X8X11X1vQuWvoAiVRtmFQ_0RMyYp2MBbzlLUez0E2w234jCKESObcQFTRhiTYoB3P-HV0ocw10/s1600/IMG_6892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoEd8NUvxbkrG7piYSGrfgEps5KvFSZIDdhy7ntQ1Zr5k51a96pGLfzhvJAynDuVW0mMjvDZIxGJDlF8QK3vajVNwXbMZI1uXaCpuF-HTuYFcMS5qPMCqJ-KTjgu7kY0tDg1rTMxpJvg/s1600/IMG_6963.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoEd8NUvxbkrG7piYSGrfgEps5KvFSZIDdhy7ntQ1Zr5k51a96pGLfzhvJAynDuVW0mMjvDZIxGJDlF8QK3vajVNwXbMZI1uXaCpuF-HTuYFcMS5qPMCqJ-KTjgu7kY0tDg1rTMxpJvg/s640/IMG_6963.JPG" width="640" /></a>I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> was thinking about Carrot Cake the other day. It sounded really good. I love the flavor and texture created by combination of carrots, pineapple, coconut, pecans and perhaps some raisins. But then I thought <i>when would I ever make it? </i>Maybe for someone's birthday. Perhaps for Easter. So basically the answer was <i>not anytime soon</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(with the flavors of Carrot Cake)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 cup vegetable oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 cups flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 teaspoon baking powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 teaspoon cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 cup sourdough</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 cup pineapple juice (drained from canned pineapple)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> cups grated carrots</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup crushed pineapple or pineapple tidbits, drained</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup coconut</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup raisins, optional</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup pecans, chopped </span><br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl cream together sugar, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla.<br />
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In a separate bowl mix together dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture alternately with sourdough and pineapple juice. Stir in carrots, pineapple, coconut and raisins, if using. If desired you could mix in the pecans too, but I usually sprinkle them on top of the bread. <br />
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Many people feel that flavor of carrot bread improves by wrapping and storing for several hours before serving. I usually don't wait that long. However, if you need to prepare ahead of time, its good to know that its only going to get better with time. We're talking hours or a day perhaps, not weeks or months!<br />
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Very tasty! Every bite reminds you of the deliciousness of carrot cake.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Behold the muffin: palm sized bit of goodness. Sourdough Oatmeal-Raisin Muffins feature a tender interior studded with dots of dried fruit and whole-grain wholesomeness with a delicate sourdough tang surrounded by a sturdy outside. They're easy to eat, nutritious and beloved by youngsters and oldsters alike. Okay, yes, they have some sugar, but if you compare them with cookies, its so much less. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Why don't we fix them more often? They are simple to make requiring only a bowl and a wooden spoon plus a few measuring utensils. Don't you love the scent of bread baking? That's the bonus! The true benefit is that palm sized bit of goodness, still warm from the oven and tasting just lovely. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If this recipe makes more than you need (it makes 18 muffins) you can store the dough in the refrigerator and bake more the next day with good results.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have also frozen muffin dough in cupcake liners and baked them frozen for 25 minutes and that worked well. Freeze in muffin tins and then remove frozen dough and place in a freezer bag. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Like many of my sourdough recipes, this one is based on one found in<i> Sourdough Cookery</i> by Rita Davenport. Thanks for the wonderful recipes, Rita!</span></span>Bev Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166226183771215593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555378767029432509.post-64303247914151688992016-12-22T11:54:00.000-06:002016-12-28T10:07:42.677-06:00Sourdough Cranberry-Orange Bread is a Delightful Holiday (or anytime) Treat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Among all the super-sweet and overly rich holiday treats, here's one that's not. In fact it packs a bit of a tang amid the moist, cornmeal laced bread. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pair it with a cup of coffee or a stout cup of hot tea and you have a delightful treat that is </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nourishing but still a bit indulgent. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An added benefit during the gift-giving time of year is that it makes up to 5 mini-loaves, enough to share with co-workers or neighbors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 cup vegetable oil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup cornmeal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 1/2 cup flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In a separate bowl mix together dry ingredients, cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and the orange zest. Add to creamed mixture alternately with sourdough and orange juice. Stir in cranberries. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Prepare loaf pans by spraying with a cooking oil spray. You could use two regular size loaf pans but I almost always use 4-5 of my mini loaf pans. Fill pans 2/3 full with dough. Bake large pans for 60 minutes, minis for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned and tested done. Sizes of mini-pans vary so watch closely so you don't overbake. Cool in pan for 5 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I suppose I wouldn't <i>have</i> to serve Sourdough Butterflake Rolls every Thanksgiving, but I always do. Light and buttery, they are baked in muffin tins after the turkey comes out of the oven so they are fresh and warm when the feasting begins. Nothing tastes as good a fresh rolls right out of the oven! They have become a beloved tradition in our home and some might say that they enjoy them even more than the turkey!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you want to serve fresh, homemade rolls for your Thanksgiving (or really, any holiday or family dinner) these rolls are a great choice. Here's why:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They are mixed together they day before serving.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These tender rolls need no kneading.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A 3 hour rising time means you can put them together early the day you serve them (after the turkey is in the oven, but before you start to work on the potatoes).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leftover dough can be frozen and used later (or if necessary, you could make early, freeze and thaw dough for your holiday dinner). This is a great option if you don't need all 36 rolls or if you don't have enough muffin tins. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Although I use my stand mixer, this dough is simple enough to be mixed by hand. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />2 tablespoons instant yeast</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/3 cup warm water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3 eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup sourdough starter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/2 cup vegetable oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 cup warm milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/3 cup sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 teaspoons salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4 1/2 - 5 1/2 cups flour (bread flour if desired)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Melted butter (3-4 tablespoons)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Dissolve yeast in warm water and set aside. Beat eggs in mixing bowl. Add sourdough, vegetable oil, warm milk, sugar and two cups of flour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mix well (or by hand, stir vigorously for about a minute). Stir in softened yeast and enough flour so that the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Three hours before time to bake, remove dough from refrigerator. Spray muffin tins and melt butter. Using about a third the dough, on a lightly floured surface roll into rectangle about 3/8 inch thick. Drizzle with melted butter. You want to be generous, but don't overdo or there will be butter all over your counter when you roll up your rolls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Roll up the dough jelly-roll style, using a spatula to assist as necessary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cut log into twelve one-inch slices. I find the best way to do that is to use dental floss by sliding underneath the log, crossing on top and pulling. This leaves the roll nicely shaped while a knife would likely smash your roll. Place in muffin tins, cover with a clean towel and allow to rise for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until doubled in size. Repeat with remaining dough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When rolls are nearly ready, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes about three dozen rolls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy Thanksgiving to you! May we enter our celebration with grateful hearts and a joyful countenance knowing we have all been blessed by a good God. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This recipe is adapted from Rita Davenport's Sourdough Cookery, an excellent resource for outstanding sourdough recipes and starters.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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