Church attendance is infected with a malaise of conditional loyalty which has produced an army of ecclesiastical hitchhikers. The hitchhiker's thumb says, 'You buy the car, pay for repairs and upkeep and insurance, fill the car with gas – and I'll ride with you. But if you have an accident, you are on your own! And I'll probably sue.' So it is with the credo of so many of today's church attenders: 'You go to the meetings and serve on the boards and committees, you grapple with the issues and do the work of the church and pay the bills – and I'll come along for the ride. But if things do not suit me, I'll complain and probably bail out-my thumb is always out for a better ride.'

Kent Hughes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Meats	Cajun	Game, Gumbos & st	90	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	lb	All-purpose flour
1	ga	Vegetable cooking oil
6	lb	Onions; finely chopped
4	lg	Bell peppers; finely chopped
1	bn	Celery; finely chopped
1		Head garlic; finely chopped
8	c	Water
8	cn	Tomato soup
4	cn	Tomato sauce; (#303)
1	c	Sugar
1		Bottle bay leaves
30	lb	Alligator meat; chopped in
		Bite-sized pieces
6	bn	(large) green onions; chop finely
		Salt and pepper; to taste
		Cayenne pepper; to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

First make a roux, being careful not to burn it. Cook until brown. Add
onions, peppers, celery and garlic. Cook 10 to 20 minutes. Add water,
tomato sauce, soup, bay leaves and sugar. Cook this mixture for
approximately 1 hour, stirring every 10 minutes. Add meat and cook another
hour. Add green onions when meat is tender and cook an additional 1/2 hour.
Serves 90 to 120. Festival: St. Philomena Cajun Country Festival; September
8-10, 1995.
Recipe By     : Cajun Country Recipes
Posted to EAT-L Digest 13 October 96
Date:    Mon, 14 Oct 1996 05:05:28 -0400
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