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Nativity scenes and Christmas cards make the birthing place of Jesus like something out of a “Tennessee Made-for-Television Christmas Special” with Garth Brooks sitting on a bale of hay strumming some of our Holiday favorites in a clean barn with domesticated animals and seats for the children to drink their hot chocolate. Clearly this was not the case for Joseph and Mary. The conditions were crude. We can assume animals were present, but the text never confirms it. Animals probably were at some time housed there since Jesus was placed in a manger, which is a feeding trough for animals. The whole place smelled not only from animal droppings, but also from poverty, scandal, insignificance, helplessness, humiliation and embarrassment.

Randy Smith

Vanilla Almond Coffee

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Beverages	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Ground coffee
1	ts	Vanilla extract
1/2	ts	Almond extract
1/4	ts	Anise seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

Place coffee in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade. In
cup, combine remaining ingredients. WIth processor runnin, add flavorings.
Stop and scrape sides of container with spatula. Process 10 seconds longer.
Store in refrigerator Yields: mix for eight 6 ounce servings.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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