Knowing that God's way to the human heart (the will) is via the human head (the mind), the Puritans practiced meditation, discursive and systematic, on the whole range of biblical truth as they saw it applying to themselves. Puritan meditation on Scripture was modeled on the Puritan sermon; in meditation, the Puritan would seek to search and challenge his heart, stir his affections to hate sin and love righteousness, and encourage himself with God's promises.

J.I. Packer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Bread maker, Sweet bread	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Plus 2 tablespoons milk
1	tb	Butter or margarine
3/4	ts	Salt
3	c	Bread flour
1/3	c	Candied pineapple; coarsely
1/3	c	Macadamia nuts or almonds; toasted
1	tb	Sugar
2	ts	FLEISCHMANN'S Bread Machine; Yeast

INSTRUCTIONS

1 1/2 LOAF
Add ingredients to bread machine pan in the order suggested by
manufacturer, adding candied pineapple, nuts, and coconut with flour.
Note: For machines with glass domes, cover dome with foil (do not cover
vents) while baking to ensure complete baking.
Recommended cycle: Basic/white bread cycle; light or medium/normal color
setting.
Nutrition information per serving (1/12 of 1 1/2-lb. recipe): calories 200;
total fat 5 g; saturated fat 2 g; cholesterol 4 mg; sodium 174 mg; total
carbohydrate 34 g; dietary fiber 1 g; protein 6 g.
Recipe by: Fleischman's
Posted to recipelu-digest by "D. MacLean" <dmaclean@bfree.on.ca> on Mar 25,
1998

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