Feelings of sorrow alone aren't necessarily conviction. We can be sorrowful for many reasons, including selfish ones. We can be sorry for the bad consequences of our sin, sorry we were caught, sorry we lost someone's respect. The kind of worldly grief can't begin to address the true offense of sin, and it can't begin to change us [see 2 Cor. 7:8-9]. Only godly grief brings repentance. And only repentance testifies to the surgical effect of God's truth applied to our sinful hearts.

Dave Harvey

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Info, Side dish	1	Batch

INGREDIENTS

		Milkweed buds
		;Boiling water
		Butter; to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Unopened buds are delicious when cooked but must be treated first to remove
bitterness.  Put them in a pot, pour on boiling water, boil one minute,
drain, and pour on more boiling water. Repeat this process three times or
until no bitterness remains when you taste them. Cook them a little longer
until just tender and serve with butter.
Reader Jean McLain of Peoria, IL wrote "The Herb Companion" and asked: "Any
ideas what can be done to use milkweed blossoms? The fragrance is musky but
not unpleasant. Could they be used in moth-repellant bags?" HC responded
with the above recipe and said they could find no mention of any use of the
blossoms as a moth repellent.
From "In Basket: Letters from Our Readers" in "The Herb Companion." Dec.
1992/Jan. 1993, Vol. 5, No. 2. Pg. 6. Posted by Cathy Harned.
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