Amigdalota (almond Macaroons)

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Greek	Cookies, Desserts, Greek	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Ground almonds
4		Egg whites
	pn	Salt
		Rosewater
2	T	Toasted bread crumbs
3/4	c	Sugar
1/2	t	Lemon juice
1	t	Vanilla
		Powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Beat egg whites with salt until stiff and add lemon juice. Fold in
almonds, sugar and crumbs gradually. Add vanilla. Cut a brown paper
bag to fit cookie sheet and grease paper and bake at 275'F. about 20
minutes, checking after 15 to prevent burning. Take out and brush  with
rosewater. Lift off macaroons after loosening them by moistening  the
paper. Sift powdered sugar over warm cookies.  From Tuscon area
newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike  Orchekowski. File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn-94q3.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 428 Calories From Fat: 248 Total Fat: 29.6g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 42mg Potassium: 435.7mg Carbohydrates: 32.5g Fiber: 6.3g Sugar: 22.1g Protein: 14g

[In Ephesians 5] Paul was not suggesting that we can possess the Spirit in varying measures. The Holy Spirit is an indivisible person – one of the divine persons of the Trinity, which means that He Himself is God – and He either indwells a person or not. No one has the Spirit of God in partial measure. But to be “filled with the Spirit” is to be controlled by the Spirit. The contrast Paul made proves the point. To be drunk with wine is to have your faculties controlled by alcohol – to be so given over to its influence that the wine governs you in a negative way. To be filled with the Spirit is simply to be controlled by Him so that His power dominates you in a positive way.

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