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George MacDonald

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	German	German, Salads, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	md	Potatoes; Boiled In Skins
3	sl	Bacon
1/4	c	Onion; Chopped
1	tb	Unbleached Flour
2	ts	Sugar
3/4	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Celery Seeds
1/4	ts	Pepper
3/8	c	Water
2 1/2	tb	Vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel potatoes and slice paper thin.  Saute bacon slowly in a frypan, then
drain on paper towels.  Saute onion in bacon fat until golden brown. Blend
in flour, sugar, salt, celery seeds, and pepper. Cook over low heat,
stirring until smooth and bubbly.  Remove from heat. Stir in water and
vinegar.  Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute.
Carefully stir in the potatoes and crumbled bacon bits. Remove from heat,
cover and let stand until ready to serve.
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“Don’t confuse God’s patience with his final response”

[Jesus Christ’s] victory, of course, does not mean that we rush off to kill all our enemies. It means instead that we are to love them. Our love for them must be strong enough, however, to tell them with both passion and compassion, that their hopes are in vain, that their gods are mute and dumb, and that there is only one name under heaven by which a man must be saved. Our love for them does not present the Christian Gospel as an option. It does not lead us to argue that it’s a good option that has worked well for us. Our love instead commands all men everywhere to repent and believe the Gospel, lest they perish. Our love calls on all our enemies to kiss the Son, lest He be angry and they perish along the way (Ps. 2:12).

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