Love is very much a matter of actions rather than emotions. However, although this emphasis on acts of love is certainly necessary, we can sometimes give the impression that love doesn’t involve any emotion – that it is entirely an act of the will, of one’s duty, regardless of how one feels. We can even promote the “I can love him but I can’t like him” type of attitude. The Bible does not support such an unbalanced concept of love…fervently, fondly, and affectionately (are used in the Bible) to describe the love Christians ought to have for one another… Obviously such a fervency of spirit cannot substitute for loving actions, but surely it should accompany them. We dare not settle for less.

Jerry Bridges

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Dairy, Grains		Fruits, Ice cream	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Apple; unpeeled, thin sliced
3		Banana; peeled, thin sliced
3		Pear; unpeeled, thin sliced
2		Pineapple; fresh (with tops)
2		Strawberry; halved, -tops
1 1/2	lb	Grape; halved, seeded
1	pt	Kumquat
1 1/2	c	Whipping cream
1 1/2	c	Powdered sugar; sifted
4	ts	Vanilla
1/4	ts	Almond extract
2	qt	Ice; finely crushed
3/4	c	Almonds; toasted & slivered
3/4	c	Fresh orange juice
1/4	c	Kirsch

INSTRUCTIONS

PATTI - VDRJ67A
Sprinkle bananas, apples and pears with fresh lemon juice. Cut pineapples
in half. Using curved serrated knife, hollow out pineapple halves, leaving
1/2" shell (reserve shells and all juice). Discard core. Cut pineapple into
1/4" cubes. Transfer to large bowl. Add sliced fruit* and toss lightly.
Cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours.
For ice cream: Blend cream, powdered sugar and extracts in large bowl.
Gradually fold in ice (or fresh clean snow) until mixture is consistency of
ice cream. Fold in nuts. Add reserved pineapple juice to fruit. Blend in
orange juice and kirsch. Spoon fruit into pineapple shells. Top with ice
cream. Serve immediately.
*Can substitute any fresh seasonal fruit and combination of purple and
green grapes and red and green apples.
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