Dull. I find, by experience, that, let me make Resolutions, and do what I will, with never so many inventions, it is all nothing, and to no purpose at all, without the Spirit of God; for if the Spirit of God should be as much withdrawn from me always, as for the week past, notwithstanding all I do, I should not grow, but should languish, and miserably fade away. I perceive, if God should withdraw his Spirit a little more, I should not hesitate to break my Resolutions, and should soon arrive at my old state. There is no dependence on myself.

Jonathan Edwards

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Arab		8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lg	Eggplant
1/2	c	Flour
		Frying oil
1	md	Onion
1		Clove garlic
3		Hard boiled eggs
1	ts	Salt
		Pince of pepper
2		Hard boiled eggs
		Parsley
		Black olives
		Tomato

INSTRUCTIONS

GARNISH
Back then, in the 50's, Israel was a poor country, and there were food
coupons. Medicine then considered liver as a very healthy food, source of
iron, etc... Obviously the occasion called for invention and this is a
famous recipe of the 50's, a dish still eaten today (not for health reasons
though as you will see). The legend was that it not only tastes like liver,
its actually as healthy as liver. But then, in those days, nurses told
mothers that 7 olives are like 1 egg. Yes, those were the days. BTW, the
dish is very very tasty. Serve with some rye bread.
Source : Ruth Sirkis's From the Kitchen with Love (Israel's equivalent to
Betty Crocker)
Serves : 8-10 buffet servings (from my experience, unless your guests are
really famished, even more)
1. Peel the eggplant, slice to 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle salt on slices and
stand for about 20 mins. Then rinse slices and dry. This stage is supposed
to extract bitter fluids from the eggplant.
2. Put flour on plate. Cover each slice on both sides with flour, and fry.
Remove fried slice to a paper towel to soak excess oil. Fry chopped onion
in same oil.
3. Chop eggplants (prefarably in meat grind). The key word here is - don't
make a mash. Grind also garlic and eggs.
4. Mix eggplants, eggs, garlic, fried onion. Season with salt and pepper to
taste.
5. Before serving, garnish with hard boiled egg slices, tomato "roses",
black olives, chopped parsley...
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Apr 27, 1998

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