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    Illinois Journal: Scenes From Gloria Yoder's

    Published: Aug 1, 2014 · Updated: Oct 7, 2014 by Kevin Williams | 11 Comments

    Southern Illinois is old oil country. Most people don't think of the Land of Lincoln as the land of Black Gold, but a southern swath of the state from Oblong City to Lawrenceville is full of rusting oil pumps, some still working, slowly pulling crude from below. Others sit silently in the sun, rusting and thirsty.   The boom days are long past, but the slow trickle of oil remains, a nod to the area's prosperous past.   Crooner and Frosty the Snowman star Burl Ives called Oblong City his birthplace.

    And nearby a small Amish settlement has established itself.  And there is where our new Amish Cook columnist, Gloria Yoder, calls home.  I had the pleasure of spending the day in her settlement yesterday and I'll be sharing recipes, images, and stories from her settlement over the days ahead.  But I thought I'd share three photographs today.  Below,  the small settlement's school sits waiting for students to return in a few short weeks.   And, below, one of Gloria's sisters corrals the horses.

    They have a couple of horses and a pony.  The pony was hitched up yesterday for a ride to the nearby bulk food store.  And Gloria's mother Dorcas Raber still uses an old Maytag wringer washer.  This was the wringer washer doing the laundry yesterday.  You'll hear more from Dorcas in the months ahead, I am sure.  flatrockandaviess.043horseswasher

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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Gary

      August 01, 2014 at 2:52 pm

      What powers the washing machine, Kevin?

      Reply
    2. clk

      August 01, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      I used the wringer machine until 2005... when it conked out. the mr. had me buy an automatic....
      the wringer machine was my moms'....she never would use the automatic at all.....can you imagine
      washing my dads' work clothes in it? she would hang clothes outside in the summer and inside the basement
      in the winter......I still hang clothes outside from time to time....

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    3. dynnamae

      August 01, 2014 at 4:24 pm

      I used a wringer washer until 1986. Then we bought a Maytag automatic washer. It has never needed any servicing all these years. It would be great if they still made machines to last like that today.

      Reply
    4. Linda from KY

      August 01, 2014 at 5:15 pm

      I loved the pictures! My grandmother used an old wringer washer. My favorite is of the horses. It looks like a beautiful place to raise a family.
      I thought Burl Ives played the snowman in the claymation classic, "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." I didn't know he was from IL, though.

      Reply
      • Kevin

        August 01, 2014 at 11:52 pm

        Yikes, Linda, you are right, Burl was in Rudolph, not Frosty!

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    5. Vickie

      August 01, 2014 at 6:16 pm

      Hi Kevin:
      I need to ride along with you, my family says I have never met a stranger and talk to everyone. I enjoy strangers. My mom used the old wringer until I was a teen and one day got her arm caught in the wringer. Lucky I was at home and able to pull the plug, we got her arm out and she still has scars from it. Dad dismantled and made her use the auto for his work clothes after that. Good luck on the new ventures.
      V

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    6. Julie B.

      August 01, 2014 at 11:29 pm

      I do remember how wringer washer and put rubber diapers through that wringer diapers and explodes and I ruined a couple of shirts
      Did you ever get anything caught in a wringer?or ruined a couple of shirts?

      Reply
    7. Missy

      August 02, 2014 at 10:21 am

      I used a wringer washer from '99 until about 2005 but only during spring, summer and fall. Used my automatic during the winter. On a hot day there was nothing better than doing a few loads of laundry and getting wet.

      Reply
    8. Sue brown

      June 10, 2015 at 3:50 pm

      Question: is the recipe Gloria put in her colum "world-famous burger a public domain recipe? Thanks, waiting for your reply

      Reply
      • Kevin

        June 11, 2015 at 8:26 pm

        Sue, sure, you can use the recipe...If you are going to put it on a website, maybe attribute it to The Amish Cook

        Reply
    9. Lynette Coffin

      May 14, 2016 at 4:58 pm

      Want to try some receipes..Been in Amish country many times. Daughter in Lancaster, Pa. (Mennonite)

      Reply

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