The “Word” is the eternal name for the young Child of Bethlehem. He is so called because He is the revealer of the Father, the exponent of Godhead. He is so now; He was so in the days of his flesh; He has been so from eternity. The names Christ, Immanuel, Jesus, are His earthly ones; His names in time connected with His incarnate condition; but the names “Word” and “Son” are expressive of His eternal standing, His eternal relationship to the Father. What He was in time and on earth, that same He has been in heaven and from eternity. The glory which He had 'before the world was' (John 17:5), and of which He “emptied himself” (Phil. 2:7), was the glory of the eternal Word, the everlasting Son. As the eternal revealer of Godhead, the “brightness of Jehovah's glory, and the express image of His person,” His name ever was THE WORD; as the declarer of the mind of God to man, His name is no less THE WORD, with this addition, “the Word made flesh.”

Horatius Bonar

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy	American	Side, Tomato, Vegetable, Baked	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	md	Tomatoes
1	lg	Or 2 small leeks
4	tb	Butter
		Salt & freshly ground black pepper
		Tabasco sauce
3/4	c	Grated Swiss cheese
6	tb	Dry bread crumbs
3	ts	Butter
3	tb	Chopped parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 F.
Grease a shallow baking dish or pan large enough to hold the 6 tomatoes.
Wash tomatoes and cut off stem end (not too close). Using a teaspoon,
scoop out seeds and pulp and discard. Turn tomatoes upside down on paper
towels to drain and place in baking dish.
Wash leeks very thoroughly and pat dry.  Cut away the tough green tips.
Lay the leek pieces flat on a cutting board and slice crosswise very fine.
Melt the 4 tablespoons butter in a saute' pan, add leeks and cook until
soft (do not overcook). Season with salt, pepper, and Tabasco.
Spoon 1/6 of the cooked leeks into each tomato, then a tablespoon of
cheese and a tablespoon of breadcrumbs over the cheese.  Place a
half-teaspoon of butter on top of each tomato.  Lower oven temperature to
350 F and bake for 12 minutes.
Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
_Classic American Cooking_  Pearl Byrd Foster, 1983 Simon & Schuster ISBN
0-671-44303-8   Typos by Jeff Pruett
Posted to recipelu-digest by GramWag <GramWag@aol.com> on Mar 18, 1998

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