In all of the laments and reproaches made by our seers and prophets, one misses any mention of “sin,” a word which used to be a veritable watchword of prophets. It was a word once in everybody’s mind, but now rarely if ever heard. Does that mean that no sin is involved in all our troubles – sin with an “I” in the middle? Is no one any longer guilty of anything? Guilty perhaps of a sin that could be repented and repaired or atoned for? Is it only that someone may be stupid or sick or criminal – or asleep? Wrong things are being done… But is no one responsible, no one answerable for these acts? Anxiety and depression we all acknowledge; and even vague guilt feelings; but has no one committed any sin?

Karl Menninger

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains		Freezes, Well	24	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	lb	Bulk pork sausage
1	c	Instant minced onion
1/3	c	Sweet pepper flakes
108	oz	Kidney beans; (No. 10 can)*
105	oz	Tomatoes; (No. 10 can)
2	tb	Salt
2	tb	Chili powder
1/8	ts	Garlic powder
1/2	c	Flour; unsifted
1/2	c	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

* A No. 10 can is the equivalent of 7 (16-oz) cans of kidney beans or 4
(28-oz) cans. Line four 8x8-inch baking pans with heat-resistant freezer
wrap.  Allow enough extra wrap to fold over top. Use one pan for each six
servings or one-fourth of the recipe. Do not line pans for food to be
served without freezing.
Crumble sausage; brown with onion and pepper flakes.  Drain off fat.  Add
beans, tomatoes, salt, chili powder, and garlic powder.  Mix flour and
water until smooth.  Stir into sausage mixture.  Simmer about 30 minutes or
until thickened, stirring occasionally.
TO SERVE WITHOUT FREEZING:  Serve hot mixture over cooked rice.
TO FREEZE:  Pour each part to be frozen into a baking pan.  Pack food
tightly to avoid air pockets.  Cool for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Complete wrapping by pulling paper up over top of food.  Put edges of wrap
together and fold several times so paper lies directly on top of food. Fold
ends of freezer wrap over the top and seal with freezer tape.  Label with
name of food, date of freezing, and last date the food should be used for
best eating quality (about 4 months).  Freeze immediately for 10 to 12
hours before removing packages from the pans.
TO HEAT FROZEN FOOD:  Preheat oven to 400&deg; F. (hot).  Remove freezer wrap.
Place food in baking pan.  Heat 1 1/2 hours or until mixture is bubbly at
edges and center is hot.  Serve over cooked rice.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #184
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 11:22:06 -0500
From: "R. Winters" <rosie@iadfw.net>
Serving Ideas : Serve over hot rice.
NOTES : This recipe is for 24 servings (about 1 cup each).  Directions
are=
given for dividing the prepared food into four parts of six
servings each. =
One part may be completely cooked and served at the time of
preparation. =
The remaining parts may be frozen.

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