All experiences of suffering in the path of Christian obedience, whether from persecution or sickness or accident, have this in common: They all threaten our faith in the goodness of God and tempt us to leave the path of obedience. Therefore, every triumph of faith and all perseverance in obedience are testimonies to the goodness of God and the preciousness of Christ – whether the enemy is sickness, Satan, sin or sabotage. Therefore, all suffering, of every kind, that we endure in the path of our Christian calling is a suffering "with Christ" and "for Christ." With Him in the sense that the suffering comes to us as we are walking with Him by faith, and in the sense that it is endured in the strength that He supplies through His sympathizing high-priestly ministry (Hebrews 4:15). For Him in the sense that the suffering tests and proves our allegiance to His goodness and power, and in the sense that it reveals His worth as an all-sufficient compensation and prize.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Cookies & b, Tried	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Five Roses all-purpose flour
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1 1/2	c	Ogilvie quick oats
1 1/2	c	Brown sugar
1	c	Butter
1	lb	Dates
3/4	c	Hot water
1/4	c	Sugar
1	pn	Salt
1	ts	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

DATE FILLING
Prepare filling first. Combine dates, hot water, sugar and salt together in
a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until dates are soft and water is
absorbed; add vanilla and let cool. Stir flour and baking soda together;
add to oats and brown sugar and mix well. Work in butter with fork until
mixture is crumbly. Spread 1/2 the mixture in bottom of a greased 9" square
pan (for thinner date squares use a larger pan, 9x13") and pat down; cover
with cooled date filling. Pat 1/2 of remaining mixture on top; then
sprinkle over lightly with remainder. Bake in a moderate oven (350F) 20 to
25    minutes.
NOTES : I do not know the exact title of the cookbook. It is one of Mom's.
In the years since she has had it, it has had the covers, index and
possibly a few recipes go missing (it starts on p. 13). It has one of the
old spiral bindings where you could fold the book so that only one page
showed. You can also tell which recipes were used repeatedly due to the
ingredients all over the page.  :)
Recipe by: Five Roses Cookbook
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest by "2twins" <twotwins@netcom.ca> on Apr 1,
1998

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