He was conceived by the union of divine grace and human disgrace. He who breathed the breath of life into the first man is now Himself a man breathing His first breath. The King of kings now sleeping in a cow-pen. The Creator of oceans and seas and rivers afloat in the womb of His mother. God sucking His thumb. The Alpha and Omega learning His multiplication tables. He who was once surrounded by the glorious stereophonic praise of adoring angels now hears the lowing of cattle, the bleating of sheep, the stammering of bewildering shepherds. He who spoke the universe into being now coos and cries. Omniscient Deity counting His toes… From the robes of eternal glory to the rags of swaddling clothes. The omnipresent Spirit, whose being fills the galaxies, confined to the womb of a peasant girl. Infinite power learning to crawl.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Dairy, Eggs		Custards, Fillings, Pudding, Fruit	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar
1/4	c	Flour
1	pn	Salt
4	c	Milk
8		Egg yolks
1	tb	Vanilla
1		Box vanilla wafers; (12 oz)
8		Bananas; sliced
8		Egg whites
2	tb	Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

For custard: Mix 1 cup sugar, flour and salt in a bowl. Pour milk into a
heavy saucepan and add dry ingredients. Heat but do not boil. Beat egg
yolks. Pour some of the hot milk mixture into egg yols and beat briefly,
then add egg yolk mixture to the base mixture in saucepan. Bring to boil
over low heat, stirring constantly, and cook slowly til just thick enough
to coat the back of a spoon. Be careful that the mixture doesn't scorch.
Add the vanilla; remove from heat and cover with plastic wrap to prevent a
skin from forming on top. Line the bottom of a 9 x 13" baking pan with
vanilla wafers. Put a layer of bananas, then a layer of wafers til you have
used all the bananas and wafers. Pour custard over top, completely covering
bananas and wafers. Heat oven to 375@. Beat egg whites til soft peaks form.
Add 2 tbsp sugar and beat til stiff peaks form. Spread meringue fully over
the top of the pudding. Bake til browned, about 15 to 20 mins.
Recipe by: New Southern Cooking via Sacramento Bee
Posted to KitMailbox Digest  by gigimfg@ix.netcom.com on Nov 20, 1997

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