The flesh is the old life, the natural life inherited from Adam, with its apparent resources of personality, of ancestry, of commitment, of dedication, and so forth. You can do all kinds of religious things in the flesh. The flesh can preach a sermon. The flesh can sing in the choir. The flesh can act as an usher. The flesh can lead people to Christ. Did you know that? The flesh can go out and be very zealous in its witnessing and amass a terribly impressive list of people won to Christ, scalps to hang on a belt. The flesh can do these things but it is absolutely nauseating in the eyes of God. It is merely religious activity. There is nothing wrong with what is being done, but what is terribly wrong is the power being relied upon to do it (Ray Stedman).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Cookies	48	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	All purpose flour
1/3	c	Sugar
1/4	ts	Baking powder
3/4	c	Butter
5		To 7 Tbsp. ice water
1/2	ts	Vanilla
1/4	c	Seedless raspberry jam

INSTRUCTIONS

Powdered Sugar Frosting
Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Cut in butter
till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle 1 Tbsp. water and the
vanilla over part of the flour mixture. Gently toss with a fork; push to
side of bowl. Repeat with remaining water, a Tablespoon at a time, till all
is moistened. Form into a ball. Cover and chill 30 minutes or till easy to
handle.
Divide dough into quarters.  On a lightly floured surface, roll two of the
quarters into 12 x 4 inch rectangles. Spread each rectangle with jam. Roll
remaining quarters of dough into 12 x 4 inch rectangles. Carefully place a
plain rectangle over each rectangle spread with jam. Trim edges even. Cut
each rectangle into twenty four 4 x 1/2 inch strips. Twist each strip
twice.
Shape each strip into a cane on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake in a
375 oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till edges are firm and bottoms are light
brown. Cool on wire rack. Place powdered sugar frosting in decorating bag
fitted with writing tip.  Pipe frosting on light portions of each cane.
Makes 48.
Powdered Sugar Frosting:  Stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and
enough hot water ( 1 to 2 Tbsp.) to make of frosting consistency.
From: Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cookies 1992 Shared By: Pat
Stockett
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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