For example, there is a special favor placed on the firstborn because of the excitement that surrounded your first child or the maturity she has as the oldest when compared to her siblings. There is a special favor placed on the youngest because he or she needs an advocate as the “baby” of the family. Gender can be a source of favoritism as dads can overly gravitate to their sons and moms to their daughters. Favoritism can also be developed when one child, like Esau, appeals to the interest of a parent – the dad who always wanted to be an athlete and is now living his dreams through his gifted son. Maybe it is the child who everybody loves or is highly successful in school and the parents show greater fondness toward her because of what she contributes to the family’s reputation and the parents’ esteem as to what they produced. The examples continue…

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Italian		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Oil
1/2	c	White vinegar
		Salt and pepper; to taste
1	cn	(16 oz) green beans; drained
1	cn	(16 oz) yellow wax beans; drained
1	cn	(16 oz) kidney beans; rinsed and drained
1	cn	(16 oz) garbanzo beans; rinsed and drained
1	cn	(4 oz) sliced mushrooms; drained
1	sm	Onion; chopped
1/2		Rib celery; chopped
1/4		Green pepper; seeded and chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

DRESSING
SALAD
DRESSING: Mix together and set aside
Salad: Combine all ingredients for the salad. (The garbanzo beans are
optional.) Pour dressing over, and mix well. Place in a container with a
cover, and let chill in refrigerator for 12 hours or longer. To serve,
drain dressing from the salad. Serve on a lettuce leaf with a wedge of
hard-boiled egg for garnish.
This keeps about 2 weeks in the fridge.
Notes: This was my late mother-in-law's recipe. She never added the
garbanzo beans, but I do because Kenny loves the nutty flavor they add to
this salad. You can add more or less pepper and celery, if desired.
One time I drained a can of canneloni (is that right? those white Italian
beans that look like kidney beans?)...and that was really good as well.
Also note that I usually buy the store brand of veggies...I can't tell the
difference between them and their many cents higher name brands with lots
of advertising. Posted to EAT-L Digest by "Sharon H. Frye"
<shfrye@PEN.K12.VA.US> on Aug 4, 1997

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