Anti-vampire Popcorn – We Love God!

If we would therefore behave like good soldiers of Jesus Christ, we must be always on our guard, and never pretend to lay down our spiritual weapons of prayer and watching, till our warfare is ended by death; for if we do, our spiritual foe will quickly prevail against us. What if he has left us? It is only for a season; yet in a little while, and, like a roaring lion, with double fury, he will break out upon us again. Satan is such a evil enemy, that he seldom leaves us after the first attack. As he followed our blessed Lord with one temptation after another, so will he treat the Lord's servants. And the reason why he sometimes does not renew his attacks, is because God knows our weaknesses and at times are unable to bear an attack. Sometimes the pause in the temptations come because our adversary thinks it is better to assault us at a more convenient season.

George Whitefield

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Seafood, Grains		Haloween	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Bag Pillsbury Microwave
		popcorn
2	c	Crisp wheat square cereal
2	c	Chedar cheese-flavored
		goldfish crackers
1 3/4	oz	Can shoestring potatoes
1	c	Unsalted peanuts
1/2	c	Margarine or butter
1	t	Dried parsley flakes
1/2	t	Chili powder
1/4	t	Onion powder
1/4	t	Garlic powder
1/2	c	Grated Parmesan cheese.

INSTRUCTIONS

MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare popcorn as directed on the packaged.
Remove any unpopped kernels. In a large bowl, combine popcorn,  cereal,
crackers, shoestring poatoes and peanuts.  Place margarine in a 2-cup
microwave-safe measuring cup. Microwave on  high for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes
or until melted. Stir in parsley flakes,  chili powder, onion powder,
and garlic powder. Drizzle seasoned  mixture over popcorn mixture.
Sprinkle with cheese. Toss until evenly  coated. Transfer half of
mixture to ungreased 12x8 inch microwave  safe dish. Microwave on HIGH
for 3 minutes or until thorougly heated,  stirring once halfway through
heating. Spread on paper towels to  cool. Repeat with remaining
mixture. Makes 12 cups.  The garlic in this popcorn keeps vampires from
getting too friendly!  Another way people used to keep vampires away
was to scatter mustard  seeds on their roofs. Supposedly if a vampire
saw some mustard seeds  he would have to stop and count each one.
People scattered so many  mustard seeds on their roofs that it would
take all night for the  vampire to count them. By that time it was dawn
and the vampire had  to return to its grave.  Posted to EAT-L Digest 14
Sep 96  From:    Cheryl Miller <csmiller@LAMAR.COLOSTATE.EDU>  Date:  
Sat, 14 Sep 1996 22:00:40 +0000

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 2123 Calories From Fat: 1454 Total Fat: 168.5g Cholesterol: 13.6mg Sodium: 1413.4mg Potassium: 1691.3mg Carbohydrates: 136.5g Fiber: 23.3g Sugar: 42.7g Protein: 44.2g

Peacemaking suggestions when seeking conflict resolution with another: Pray before, during and after the time together (1 Thes. 5:17). Get together and talk about the matter face-to-face (i.e. not an email). Be sure to go to the individual in a loving and reasonable and gentle manner (1 Cor. 4:21; Eph. 4:2; 1 Tim. 6:11). Make sure your heart is right. Make sure you have removed the log from your own eye before you seek to remove the speck from your brother’s (Mt. 7:3-5). Go seeking to believe the best, hear the other side of the story (Pr. 18:17). Attack the problem not the person, value the relationship more than the issue. Deal with one problem at a time. Find common ground – I hope as Christians you both want God’s glory and unity – start there (1 Cor. 10:31)! Add how you may have contributed to the problem – people will always listen to how you might have wronged them (Pr. 28:13). Be prepared to extend and receive forgiveness if appropriate (Eph. 4:32; Col. 3:13). Seek to fully reconcile the relationship and put the matter behind you. Remember, there is a big difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.

Randy Smith