The Independent-News, Volume 108, Number 35, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 February 1983 — Page 8

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THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - FEBRUARY 3, 1983

Quiftuuj Is Answered Prayer for Retired Farmer

SOMETHING GOOD comes from everything, some people say, no matter how bad it might seem at the time. That "something good” happened 40 years ago to now-retired farmer Gilbert Hill of Knoxville, Missouri. When a leg injury kept Gilbert from his farm work in the early 1940’5, he helped his daughter solve a difficult quilting project while recuperating. Now, a recent article in Country People relates, that experience is proving to be very profitable. No, not in terms of money, but in genuine excitement and satisfaction. Now 85, Gilbert "can’t wait to get up in the morning and start quilting.” After recovering from the leg injury, Gilbert led an active farm life on his 308-acre grain and livestock farm. Then, in 1970, he suffered a heart attack. Doctor’s orders were to slow his pace and turn most of the farm work over to son Keith. Has To Be Slowed Down! Gilbert had to find a new interest to fill his days with more than just time. That’s when his earlier accident “paid off”. The quilting experience came back to his mind as he watched his daughter, Marie Prichard, work deliberately to try to piece together a quilt by hand. It was the same daughter he had helped years before. "Why, I believe I could do that in half the time by machine,” Gilbert declared. If you visit the Hill farmhouse Roll Recipe Winner Loves Prize—slso Worth of Groceries (Continued from EXTRA page 1) former dairy family at that! Maxine Reuber of Ludell, Kansas was delighted when we phoned to tell her that her recipe was the winner. "Oh, my word!” she exclaimed. "Thank you!” Maxine and her husband, Edwin, grow 200 acres of wheat on the outskirts of a tiny town populated by about 70 people. "It’s an old German Lutheran settlement,” Maxine explains. "Although I’m Irish, I married into the settlement! We used to run a dairy operation here before turning to wheat.” Maxine reads Country EXTRA in her local newspaper, the Colby,

— -gp ] ■ now, you’ll find that was no idle boast. Quills of many patterns—pineapple, railroad, old fashioned wedding ring, rail fence, churn dash and bears paw—abound, all created by a farmer who traded sowing for sewing when age made it necessary. Marie, who has lived with her father since her husband died some 30 years ago, gives a loving laugh. "After Dad’s made one quill, he can piece another one just like it in 2 days. 1 have to try to get different paiterns to slow him down a bit!” Turning serious, Marie adds, "This interest in quilting has been an answered prayer for us. He’d always been such a busy man, and just sitting around was creating a lot of problems for him. Now, he can’t wait to get started in the morning.” More Than 50 Quilts! "Quilting is a real challenge,” Gilbert says. "Il takes real concentration to plan a pattern and get it cut out using as little material as 1 can.” Gilbert isn’t by nature a worrier. Recently, when he lost a couple of calves, he wasn’t troubled a bit. Kansas Free Press. Ours, she says, is the first recipe contest she’s entered in years. "Cottage Cheese Rolls are a family favorite," she adds. "They’re light and tasty, and they freeze well, too. They’re always popular at our annual church dinner, and we make many dozens to sell at our bazaar.” Try Winning Recipe As her prize, Maxine will receive SISO worth of groceries (including fixings for Collage Cheese Rolls, no doubt!). She says they’ll come in handy next time her three hungry grandchildren come to visit Grandma and Grandpa’s farm! Want to try Maxine’s deliciously different roll recipe? It’s printed at right. And while you’re in the kitchen, why not dig through your recipe file? Our next recipe contest category is Interesting Egg Dishes, and the winning recipe might be yours\ See details al far right.

ComtHy EXTRA

t i % KjMjffZAAJ r ■ .ew —< TRADES SOWING FOR SEWING. Gilbert Hill is a retired farmer, now 85 who takes life one piece at a time —and enjoys it fully He took up quilting to fill his time after a heart attack slowed his pace in 1970 Quilts shown here are part of his 50 plus quilt collection

But in the wee hours of the morning, Maric kept hearing her father get up. Finally—concerned herself—she went to his bedroom door and asked, "Dad, are you all right?” "I’m fine," Gilbert called back. "I’m just trying to figure out this new quilt pattern—it’s got me buffaloed!" Marie chuckles at the recollection. "He soon had that one figured, too. I believe he can piece any quilt you put in front of him." That well may be the case...so

COTTAGE CHEESE ROLLS 2 packages active dry yeast 1/2 cup lukewarm water 2 cups small-curd cottage cheese (2-1/2^ milk tat) 1/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs, slightly beaten 4 to 4-1/2 cups flour Dissolve yeast In lukewarm water. Heat cottage cheese until lukewarm Stir in sugar, salt, baking soda, eggs and yeast mixture Gradually stir in flour to make a soft dough Place into greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Turn out onto floured board, divide into 2 portions. Divide each portion into 12 pieces. Form into balls and roll in flour. Place 12 rolls quite close together into greased, 8-in.-square pan; let rise until doubled. Bake at 350° about 25 minutes, until golden brown. Remove rolls from pans to cool on wire rack; butter tops while hot Yield: 24 rolls

far, Gilbert’s completed more than 50 quilts! .And the family’s cedar chest is full of block pieces waiting for Marie and her sister-in-law to put together. Gilbert’s never sold any of his quilts...but it’s not because there’s no market for them Instead, he gives them away, and even has made several for organizations to rattle off. All in all, it’s quite a harvest for a farmer whose gait has slowed, but whose mind and hands continue to plow ahead! 1 NEW RECIPE CONTEST With eggs a real food bargain these days, Country EXTRA s cur rent recipe contest should stimulate a good response The category is Interesting Egg Dishes To enter the contest, type or write clearly your favorite egg dish recipe on one side of a sheet of paper or recipe card You may enter more than one recipe, but print your full name, address and phone number (including area code) on each recipe. Be specific with directions, measurements and the size of cans, packages and cooking pots. (In other words, be egg zact!) Include a few words about your recipe's origin and why it's one of your favorites Send your recipe to “Best Cook in the Country Contest", Box 643, Milwaukee Wl 53201. If duplicate recipes are received, the one with the earliest postmark will be considered.