God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Since we were forged by the Lover, we should delight in loving and in being loved. It would be inhuman not to delight in love. It would also be inhuman if we didn’t hurt deeply when rejected or sinned against by others. The problem is not that we desire love, the problem is how much we desire it or for what purpose we desire it. Do we desire it so much that it overshadows our desire to be imitators of God? Do we desire it for our own pleasure or for God’s glory?
We should observe that God does not send anyone to hell. He desires that none should perish (2 Pet. 3:9). God created humans to have fellowship with Him and provided the means by which they can have that fellowship. It is a human's choice to experience to agony of hell. His or her own sin sends the person there, and his or her rejection of the benefits of Christ's death prevents escape. As C.S. Lewis has put it, sin is the human being saying to God throughout life, 'Go away and leave me alone.' Hell is God's finally saying to the human, 'You may have your wish.'
FILLING
SYRUP
Preheat oven to 350 F after the filling has been prepared.
Divide the pastry into 2-equal parts. Lay 1 sheet on a well-buttered 11 x
16 inch baking pan. Brush surface generously with melted butter. Lay
second sheet on top of first and butter. Repeat until half of the pastry
sheets have been used.
Cover unused half of pastry sheets with a kitchen cloth to prevent drying.
Prepare the filling: Over medium heat bring milk, sugar and salt to a boil
in a saucepan. Add farina by sprinkling in a little at a time, stirring
constantly until the mixture thickens and the farina is well cooked.
Spread the hot farina mixture evenly over the entire surface of pastry
sheets. Again build up the remaining half of the pastry sheets, buttering
each surface generously, on top of farina. Pour the remaining butter over
the top. Cut pastry sheets into 24 equal squares. Bake for 40 to 45
minutes or until light golden.
While the baklava is cooking prepare syrup: Place sugar, water, and lemon
juice in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until
sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes without
stirring. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Remove baklava from oven. Pour off all excess butter by tilting the pan.
Cook for 10 minutes. Brush surface lightly with some of the drained butter
to give luster to the pastry. Pour syrup over a little at a time, until
all is absorbed. Allow to cool for several hours.
From: "The Art of Turkish Cooking" by Neset Eren.
Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #331
From: Suzy <suzy@gannett.infi.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 20:53:51 -0500 (EST)
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