When a Christian walks irreprovably, his enemies have nowhere to fasten their teeth on him, but are forced to gnaw their own malignant tongues. As it secures the godly, thus to stop the lying mouths of foolish men, so it is as painful to them to be thus stopped, as muzzling is to beasts, and it punishes their malice. And this is a wise Christian's way, instead of impatiently fretting at the mistakes or willful miscensures of men, to keep still on his calm temper of mind, and upright course of life, and silent innocence; this, as a rock, breaks the waves into foam that roar about it.

Robert Leighton

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Salad	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Fresh spinach; washed
1/2	lb	Mushrooms; sliced
6	sl	Bacon; crisply cooked and crumbled
2		Hard-boiled eggs; sliced
1	md	Purple onion; sliced
1		Hard-boiled egg yolk
1		Clove (small) garlic
1/4	c	Red wine vinegar
3/4	c	Salad oil
1	ts	Salt
1	ts	Sugar
		Freshly ground pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

DRESSING
For dressing, combine egg yolk, garlic, vinegar, oil, salt, sugar and
pepper in electric blender. Cover and blend well. For salad, combine
spinach, mushrooms, bacon, eggs and onion in a large bowl. Add dressing and
toss gently. Yield: 6 servings.
SHEILA WILSON (MRS. PHILIP)
From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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