The main trouble with the Christian Church today is that she is too much like a clinic, too much like a hospital; that is why the great world is going to hell outside!... Look at the great campaign, look at it objectively, look at it from God’s standpoint. Forget yourself and your temporary troubles and ills for the moment; fight in the army. It is not a clinic you need; you must realize that we are in a barracks, and that we are involved in a mighty campaign.

Martyn Lloyd-Jones

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Meats		Salad	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		-(up to)
4	tb	Sesame seeds (I skip most times because they are expensive)
3/4	c	Slivered almonds (can be toasted)
1		Head cabbage; shredded (I buy the ready-shredded cabbage in the produce section) (up to)
6		Green onions; chopped (when I skip the onions; my son loves this)
1	pk	Chicken-flavored Campbell's Low Fat Ramen Noodles; dry & crumbled
2	tb	Sugar (up to)
3	tb	Vinegar (more to taste)
1	ts	Pepper
2	ts	Salt
1	c	Oil (I used butter-flavored oil by Crisco)
1	pk	Chicken flavoring from Ramen Noodles

INSTRUCTIONS

DRESSING
From:    Althea LeBlanc <TheaLater@AOL.COM>
Date:    Thu, 11 Jul 1996 01:31:11 -0400
In a large salad bowl, combine sesame seeds, almonds, cabbage, green
onions, and Ramen Noodles. In a separate smaller bowl, combine dressing
ingredients. Pour into cabbage mixture and toss. Chill for at least four
hours (the dry noodles become soft from the dressing).
EAT-L Digest 10 July 96
From the EAT-L recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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