What once bothered us doesn't bother us anymore. What once activated our conscience doesn't seem to anymore. What we knew was outside of God’s boundaries, and therefore functionally outside of ours, lives inside our boundaries, and it doesn’t matter to us anymore. It is a scary place to be. The hard heart is a stony heart. It is not malleable anymore. It’s hard and resistant to change, no longer tender and responsive to the squeeze of the hands of the Spirit. There is evil in our hearts and in the acts of our hands, and we’re okay with it. Could there be a more dangerous place for a believer to be?

Paul David Tripp

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Indian	Beverages, Indian	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Water
2	ts	Loose black tea
1/4	ts	Tea masala
2		Cardamon pods
2	ts	Sugar
1/2	c	Milk
1	tb	Ginger, peeled and sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the water, tea, masala, cardamon, and 1 tsp of the sugar in a large
saucepan and simmer over low heat for 5 min. Add the milk and the rest of
the sugar. Add the ginger 1-2 min after that, or when the mixture returns
to a simmer. Wait for 15-30 seconds, then strain the tea into 2 cups.
Note: tea masala is a prepared spice mixture of ground black pepper, ground
cardamon, ground cloves, and ground cinnamon. It is available at most
Indian food markets or you can create your own, depending on your taste.
Variation: to make Chai I without milk and sugar, combine the water, tea,
masala, and cardamon in a large saucepan and simmer over low heat for 5
min. Add the ginger, wait 15-30 seconds, then strain the tea into 2 cups.
Making Your Own Gourmet Tea Drinks by Mathew Tekulsky ISBN 0-517-70030-1 pg
39
From: Diane Lazarus                   Date: 05-22-96 (F) Cooking Ä
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #457 by Shelley Sparks
<ssparks@mailbox.arn.net> on Dec 17, 1997

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