The pulpit is not to be used to experiment in doctrine. Doctrine should already be settled before it ever reaches the pulpit. The sanctuary should not be a personal theological laboratory, and the people of God used as white mice. This can have profoundly damaging affects as already seen through the history of the church. Men have often used the pulpits to preaching and through doctrines which they have yet to understand, or fully grasp.

C. Matthew McMahon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Jewish		8	servings

INGREDIENTS

3	md	Sweet potatoes; (about 1-1/2 lbs), pared and cut into chunks.
2	lg	Baking apples; (about 1 lb.), cored and cut into wedges.
1	ts	Ground cinnamon
1/2	c	Firmly packed brown sugar
1		Bay leaf
1/2	c	Orange juice
2	tb	Margarine; melted.

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat over to 400F. In an 8 or 9 inch square baking dish, coated with
vegetable cooking spray, place potatoes and apples.
Sprinkle first with cinnamon, then with sugar; toss lightly. Add bay leaf,
orange juice and margarine.
Cover dish with foil. Bake about 60 minutes or until potatoes and apples
are fork-tender. Remove bay leaf before serving.
NOTES: Per serving: Calories - 209; Protein - 2g; Fat - 3g; Sodium - 50 mg;
Carbohydrates - 45g; Cholesterol - 0 mg.
Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Brenda  Kosky <bkosky@kosky.com> on Sep 11,
1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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