If the aim of the church is to grow, the way to do it is to make people feel good. And when people discover that there are other ways to feel good, they leave the church they no longer need. The relevant church is sowing the seeds of its own irrelevance, and losing its identity to boot. The big question today has become how to get the baby boomers back, what techniques and methods will do the trick. Polls are taken on what baby boomers want and churches are competing to make sure they get it.

Carl Braaten

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Vegetables	7	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	lg	Yams or sweet potaotes
1/4	c	Butter
1/4	c	Brown sugar
2	ts	Lemon peel — grated
1	tb	Lemon juice
1/2	ts	Salt
1/3	c	Brown sugar
1/2	c	Slivered almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash yams; drain but do not dry.  Set in slow-cooking pot.  Cover and cook
on low for 4 to 6 hours (depending on size and shape).  Cool, peel and
place in large bowl.  Mash until smooth.  Add butter, 1/4 cup brown sugar,
lemon peel, juice and salt; mix well.  Spoon into greased 1 1/2-qt. baking
dish.  Sprinkle remaining 1/8 cup brown sugar and almonds on top.  Bake in
350 F oven for 40 to 50 minutes.
Recipe By     :
From: Emory!a4450gh.Esr.Hp.Com!garhow@sdate: Tue, 15 Mar 94 17:03:06 Est
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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