Quilt finished and a Sunday recipe

"July 2, 1990:  Arlene R., Rose, Lila, Arlene P. and I quilted.
July 3, 1990:  I finished the quilt.  Lila and Margaret T. helped take the quilt out of the frame.
July 2 and 3, 1990: Extreme heat.  Temperatures above 100 degrees all over the state.  Valentine had 114 degrees."

Mom says she is pretty sure the quilt was for Winside's centennial.  The centennial celebration started on the 20th so they planned pretty well.  Of course, I don't have a photo of that particular quilt.  Will post if I find one.

The photo I do have is not of the best quality.  It is from some old negatives I found in Grandma's stuff.  I picked it because three of the people in the photo were living in 1890 when Winside became a town. They are Grandma Anna and her parents.  Her mother is the Fehmarn-born ancestor I wrote about the other day.  Her name was Dorothea Magdelena Kahler.  In all fairness, there is another negative where they are staging for their picture and Dorothea is smiling at the confusion (looks like Mom was not cooperating) -- so she wasn't stern and serious all the time.  I wish it were of a better quality.  Her husband, also in this photo, was Ola Svensson Brogren.  There is a family story about how he got to America that I will share another day.  The other two in the photo are Grandma and Mom.

This recipe is one I got from Aunt Helen, but plenty of bakers in the family have made this bread.  It's good stuff!  Too bad the apricot tree in the backyard was already gone by the time Aunt Helen discovered this recipe, otherwise we could have had the best apricots around to use.

Apricot Bread

1 c. snipped dried apricots
2 c. warm water
1 c. sugar
2 t. butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
3/4 c. orange juice
2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/4 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
3/4 c. chopped nuts

Soak apricots in warm water for 30 minutes.  Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, cream the sugar, butter and egg.  Stir in orange juice.  Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until combined.  Drain apricots well; add to batter with nuts.  Pour into a greased 9"x5"x3" loaf pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.  Cool 10 minutes in pan before moving to wire rack.