Here we commemorate the greatest and deepest demonstration of true love the world has ever known. For God looked down upon sorrowing, struggling, sinning humanity and was moved with compassion for the contrary, sheep-like creatures He had made. In spite of the tremendous personal cost it would entail to Himself to deliver them from their dilemma He chose deliberately to descend and live amongst them that He might deliver them. This meant laying aside His splendor, His position, His prerogatives as the perfect and faultless One. He knew He would be exposed to terrible privation, to ridicule, to false accusations, to rumor, gossip and malicious charges that branded Him as a glutton, drunkard, friend of sinners and even an imposter. It entailed losing His reputation. It would involve physical suffering, mental anguish and spiritual agony. In short, His coming to earth as the Christ, as Jesus of Nazareth, was a straightforward case of utter self-sacrifice that culminated in the cross of Calvary. The laid-down life, the poured-out blood were the supreme symbols of total selflessness. This was love. This was God. This was divinity in action, delivering men from their own utter selfishness, their own stupidity, their own suicidal instincts as lost sheep unable to help themselves.

Phillip Keller

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	lg	Baking potatoes
4		Strips bacon, cooked
1	c	Green onion
8	tb	Butter
1/2	lb	Shredded cheddar cheese
1	c	Sour cream
		Pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Sometime last week someone (can't remember who, and I already deleted
it....) requested a recipe for some kind of stuffed potato. I'm not sure if
this is what he had in mind, but it's one of our family favorites. It is
the recipe that was used in the restaurant of the Appleton Inns in
Massachusetts when my father managed them about ten years ago.
Bake the potatoes at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until tender (I
sometimes "nuke 'em"). Cut the top quarter off of the potatoes and discard
(or do what you will with them!). Scrape the potato out of the skin and
place in a large bowl. Place the skins on a baking sheet. Sliver the bacon
and add to the potato in the bowl. Add the remaining ingredients into the
bowl and mix to the desired texture. Spoon the mixture back into the potato
skins, piling high. Bake at 400 degrees for another 10-15 minutes, until
light brown.
Posted to EAT-L Digest 10 Sep 96
From:    Melisa Wells <MelisaLW@AOL.COM>
Date:    Wed, 11 Sep 1996 08:45:04 -0400

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