[What about the books in the Apocrypha?] There are no marks in these books which would attest a divine origin…both Judith and Tobit contain historical, chronological and geographical errors. The books justify falsehood and deception and make salvation to depend upon works of merit… Ecclesiasticus and the Wisdom of Solomon inculcate a morality based upon expediency. Wisdom teaches the creation of the world out of pre-existent matter (Wisd. 11.17). Ecclesiasticus teaches that the giving of alms makes atonement for sin (Ecc. 3.30). In Baruch it is said that God hears the prayers of the dead (Bar. 3.4), and in I Maccabees there are historical and geographical errors.

E.J. Young

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	French	Cookies, Cakes, Desserts, French	12	Pieces

INGREDIENTS

500	g	Puff pastry
		Jam
1		Egg
		Cristallised sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 200oC. Roll out the pastry to about 1/2 cm thick. Cut out
rounds using a 10 cm diameter cutter or a glass. Cover one side of the
rounds with jam. Beat the egg with a tablespoon of water, and brush the jam
with a small amount of egg. Fold the rounds in half and press the edges
firmly. Place on a dampened baking tray, paint with egg, and sprinkle with
sugar. Bake in the center of the oven for about 20 mins. * DO NOT open the
oven door during the first 1/4 of an hour ! Remove from oven when nicely
colored, and serve hot or cold.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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