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For if [a Christian] cannot thank and praise God as well in calamities and sufferings as in prosperity and happiness, he is as far from the piety of a Christian as he that only loves them that love him is from the charity of a Christian. For to thank God only for such things as you like is no more a proper act of piety than to believe only what you see is an act of faith. Resignation and thanksgiving to God are only acts of piety when they are acts of faith, trust and confidence in the divine goodness.
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Country Style Bologna

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Meats, Dairy, Grains 1 servings

INGREDIENTS

17 lb Lean meat
3 lb Pork fat
1 qt Cold water
3/4 c + 2 tablespoons salt
4 1/4 c Nonfat dried milk
3 tb Sugar
2 tb Cure dissolved in 1 lb. cold water
8 ts Ground coriander seed
5 tb Ground white pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Grind lean meat and pork fat through a 1/2-inch plate, season, mix and
regrind through a 1/8-inch plate. Mix 6 minutes and stuff into
fibrous or natural casings. Hang the sausage in a 185 degrees
Fahrenheit smokehouse until the internal temperature reaches 152
degrees Fahrenheit. Remove sausage from smokehouse and immediately
place it in cold water until the internal sausage temperature is 90
to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Hang the sausage at room temperature for
about 1 hour before refrigeration.
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