When I speak of “means,” I have in view Bible-reading, private prayer, regular attendance on public worship, regular hearing of God’s Word, and regular reception of the Lord’s Supper. I lay it down as a simple matter of fact, that no one who is careless about such things must ever expect to make much progress in sanctification. I can find no record of any eminent saint who ever neglected them. They are appointed channels through which the Holy Spirit conveys fresh supplies of grace to the soul, and strengthens the work which He has begun in the inward man. Let men call this legal doctrine if they please, but I will never shrink from declaring my belief that there are no “spiritual gains without pains”… Our God is a God who works by means, and He will never bless the soul of that man who pretends to be so high and spiritual that he can get on without them.

J.C. Ryle

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cookies	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2/3	c	Brown sugar; packed
1/2	c	Shortening
1		Egg
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1/2	ts	Salt
1 1/2	c	Flour
2	tb	Milk
1/4	c	Maraschino cherry juice
2		Sq unsweetened chocolate; melted
1	ts	Vanilla
1/2	c	Chopped maraschino cherries
	lg	Marshmallows; cut in half
1	c	Chocolate chips; melted
1/4	c	Shortening

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together: brown sugar, 1/2 c. shortening, egg, baking soda, salt,
flour, milk, cherry juice, unsweetened chocolate, vanilla, and chopped
cherries. Drop by rounded teaspoons. Bake 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
Immediately after removing from oven, top with 1/2 large marshmallow, cut
side down. Pour over marshmallow: chocolate chips melted with 1/4 c.
shortening.
Recipe by: Bobette Stephens
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #951 by Diana Stephens
<mdstephe@ix.netcom.com> on Dec 9, 1997

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