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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits		Fruits, Seasonal, Desserts	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Butter Or Margarine; Melted
2	c	Soft Bread Crumbs
6	c	Apples; Pared, Cored And Sliced, About 2 Lbs
1/2	c	Granulated Or Brown Sugar
1/2	ts	Nutmeg Or Mace
1/4	ts	Cinnamon
1	tb	Lemon Rind; Grated
2	tb	Lemon Juice
1/4	c	;Water

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees F.  Toss the bread crumbs with the
melted butter, and arrange 1/3 of the crumb mixture in a greased 1
1/2-quart casserole.  Cover with 1/2 of the apples and 1/2 of the
combined mixture, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and rind, blended well.
Cover with 1/3 of the bread mixture, the rest of the apples and the
rest of the combined mixture.  Spoon on the lemon mixture, lemon
juice and water combined and well blended, and top with the rest of
the crumbs.  Cover and bake in a moderately-hot oven, 375 Degrees F,
for 1/2 hour.  Uncover and continue baking for another 1/2 hour or
until the apples are done.
To Serve:
Top with cream, whipped cream with a little cinnamon sprinkled over
the top, grated cheese or ice cream.
Peach Brown Betty
Substitute 6 cups of fresh peaches for the apples in the above recipe.
For 2 to 3 servings
Halve each of the ingredients, make as directed, using a 1-Quart
casserole.  Bake, covered, at 350 Degrees F., for 1/2 hour.  Uncover
and bake for an additional 1/2 hour or until the apples or peaches
are done.
From:  The Good Housekeeping Cookbook  Copyright 1949
Posted by:  Rich Harper
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/fruits.zip

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This guilt issue follows us throughout our Christian walk. And as we mature in Christ we learn the value of dealing with it rightly and the dangers of dealing with it wrongly. We learn that even though God has forgiven us, we can sense it when not God, but Satan “the accuser” (Rev. 12:10) seeks to remind us of our failures and faults. We learn how to engage in spiritual battle to prevent false guilt from setting in. We learn to not trust in our feelings as it pertains to guilt, but fully stand on the promises from God’s Word. We learn to allow that which makes us guilty to only be the things that violate God’s Word. We learn the difference between real guilt and an overactive conscience. We learn the need to keep excelling in Christ, but refuse to allow the conviction to grow spiritually become a continual self-loathing low-grade guilt that we aren’t doing enough for Jesus. We learn to greater recognize our sinfulness and yet the incredible promise that we can always “draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16).

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