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Displaying a Christmas nativity scene is a long-standing tradition, but it can also present a bit of a skewed view of the actual events of Jesus’ birth. While each person depicted in a traditional nativity scene is a part of the Christmas story, not all the characters were present in one place on the night Jesus was born. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were in a stable that night due to the overcrowding in Bethlehem’s inn (Luke 2:7), but the Bible never mentions whether or not animals were present—in fact, it never even mentions a stable. The shepherds, once told of Jesus’ arrival, left their flocks to worship the newborn King (Luke 2:16). However, the angels, which are often part of nativity scenes, bore the good news to the shepherds in the fields (Luke 2:8–14). As far as we know, there were no angels flying visibly over the place where Jesus was when the shepherds arrived. In addition, the wise men (the Bible never says how many there were) were also probably not present that first night. The magi visited Jesus some time later, when He was in a house (Matthew 2:1–11).

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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

English Trifle

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	English	Desserts, Low-fat, Diabetic	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Angel Food Cake fresh baked or purchased
1		Jar Low Cal Raspberry Jam
1	pk	Sugar Free Raspberry Jello (6-serving size)
1	lg	Pkg Instant Vanilla Pudding (Sugar-Free) to
1	c	Dry Sherry (not cooking variety) OR-
3		Maraschino cherries w/ stems
3		Fresh mint leaves OR- similar garnish
		Cool-Whip Lite.

INSTRUCTIONS

Have you got a recipe for Low Cal English Trifle? Just in case---
(Takes up to two days to prepare properly)
Break angel cake in medium size pieces, spread each with small amount of
Raspberry Jam, arrange in straight sided glass bowl. Pour over the sherry
and weight down lightly with saucer and cover with plastic wrap, set aside
for a few hours.  After sherry has been absorbed, mix Jello according to
directions, do not use ice. Pour over cake and sherry in the bowl. Cover
and place in refrigerator for several hours or overnight until jello is
set.  Before serving, prepare Vanilla Pudding mix and pour over top of
jello, using a knife to slide down sides of bowl to allow some of the
pudding to go down sides.  Cover and chill again. Garnish with cherries and
mint, or use some of the candied holiday fruits to decorate top of bowl.
When serving, be sure to slide spoon to the bottom of the bowl for each
serving, not only for the colors of the different layers, but to be sure
each serving gets the flavor of the sherry. Top with a small dollop of Cool
Whip Lite.
If you're not watching sugar content or calories, the same recipe can be
made with regular jam, regular jello and regular pudding mix. Looks best in
a straight sided glass bowl. This has been a family favorite for Christmas
since my childhood.
This was the last posting from Jean Thombs to Elizabeth Rodier dated August
26, 1993.  She died of diabetes complications Aug 28.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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