Suffering is generally portrayed in the Bible as the necessary and God-ordained, though not God-pleasing, plight of this fallen world (Romans 8:20-25, Ezekiel 18:32), and especially the necessary portion of all who would enter the kingdom (Acts 14:22; 1 Thessalonians 3:3-4) and live lives of godliness (2 Timothy 3:12). This suffering is never viewed merely as a tragedy. It is also viewed as a means of growing deep with God and becoming strong in this life (Romans 5:3-5; James 1:3-4; Hebrews 12:3-11; 2 Corinthians 1:9; 4:7-12; 12:7-10) and becoming something glorious in the life to come (2 Corinthians 4:17; Romans 8:18).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Canning	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	lb	Hard unripe pears
		Peel/cored
		Cut into small even dice
5 1/2	c	Sugar
		Juice of 3 lemons
8	oz	Preserved ginger in syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

1- Put pears in a heavy stainless steel or enamel pan - the heavier the
better.  Add sugar and lemon juice.  Bring to a boil and stir until the
sugar has dissolved, about 5 min.
2 - Dice the pieces of preserved ginger to match the pear pieces as nearly
as you can.  Add the syrup and the ginger to the pears.
3 - Simmer until the pears become transparent and turn the color of the
ginger, 20-25 min.  Do not take the marmalade higher than 220 degrees on
the candy thermometer; it will thicken more as it cools.
4 - Spoon into sterilized jars or small jars.  Cool, refrig- erate. Or
spoon into freezer jars leaving 1" space. Cool and freeze. Makes 3 pints.
The pears and ginger don't have to be precise, but it does look prettier.
Select hard pears such as Kieffer or Seckel.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #194 by "Griff" <wgriffin@ix.netcom.com> on
Jul 27, 1997

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