Benefits of delighting ourselves in God: 1. Delight in God will prove that you know Him and love Him and that you are prepared for His kingdom, for all who truly delight in Him shall enjoy Him. 2. Prosperity, which is merely the small addition of earthly things, will not easily corrupt you or transport you. 3. Adversity, that is, the withholding of earthly delights, will not much grieve you or easily deject you. 4. You will receive more profit from a sermon or good book or conversation you delight in, than other people, who don’t delight in them, will receive from many such opportunities. 5. All your service will be sweet to yourself and acceptable to God; if you delight in Him, He certainly delights in you (Psalm 149:4; 147:11; 1 Chronicles 29:17). 6. He will have a continual feast with you, to sweeten all the crosses of your life and provide you with joy greater than your sorrow in your saddest condition. 7. When you delight in God, your created pleasures will be sanctified to you and warranted in their proper place, which in other people are idolatrous or corrupt.

Richard Baxter

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Grains, Eggs		Cakes, Fruits	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1 3/4	c	Sugar
1	tb	Baking soda
1/2	c	Nuts (1/2 to 1 cup)
1/2	c	Raisins (optional)
2	c	Diced apples
2	tb	Applejack (brandy)
3		Eggs
1	c	Oil
1	tb	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, nuts and raisins. Combine apples,
applejack, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Combine two mixtures (will be stiff).
Spread in a greased and floured tube pan. Bake 40-45 minutes (no
temperature given, sic).  Let stand 10 minutes. Pour two ounces of
applejack over the cake. From Apple Recipes by the Connecticut Apple
MArketing Board and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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