No Excuse Sunday: Cots will be placed in the foyer for those who say, “Sunday is my only day to sleep in.” We have steel helmets for those who say, “The roof would cave in if I ever came to church.” Blankets will be furnished for those who think the church is too cold, and fans for those who say it is too hot. We have hearing aids for those who say, “The preacher speaks too softly,” and cotton balls for those who say, “He preaches too loudly.” Score cards will be available for those who wish to list the hypocrites present. Some relatives will be in attendance for those who like to go visiting on Sundays. There will be TV dinners for those who can’t go to church and cook dinner also. One section will be devoted to trees and grass for those who like to worship God in nature. Finally, the sanctuary will be decorated with Christmas poinsettias and Easter lilies for those who have never seen the church without them.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Eggs, Dairy, Grains		Cakes, Fruits	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Shortening
2	c	Sugar
1		Egg; plus
1		Egg white
1	c	Buttermilk
1	c	Mashed ripe bananas
2	c	Flour
1	ts	Baking soda
1	ts	Salt
1	ts	Vanilla extract
1/2	c	Chopped walnuts FILLING:
1/4	c	Butter or margarine
1/2	c	Packed brown sugar
1/4	c	Flour
	pn	Salt
3/4	c	Milk
1		Egg yolk
1	ts	Vanilla extract
1/2	c	Chopped walnuts
		Confectioner's sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar.  Beat in egg and egg white.
Add buttermilk and bananas; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt;
stir into the creamed mixture. Add vanilla and nuts. Pour into two greased
and floured 9" round baking pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or
until cake tests done. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire
rack.
For filling, melt butter and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. In
a small bowl, combine flour and salt with a small amount of milk; stir
until smooth. Add the remaining milk gradually. Add egg yolk and mix well;
stir into saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until very thick, about
10 minutes.  Add vanilla and nuts. Cool. Spread between cake layers. Dust
with confectioner's sugar. Chill. Store in the refrigerator.
From: "Taste of Home" Magazine, October/November 1994 Posted by: Debbie
Carlson (PHHW01A) -
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #396 by angstrom@juno.com (Angela  L
Gilliland) on Nov 18, 1997

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