There are a lot of temptations for pastors, one of which, because of our public role, is to think of ourselves more highly than we should. And in so doing, we can develop a tendency to depreciate those who are under our leadership. This can be manifested in a number of ways. Our messages can be occasions where we talk down to people. We can berate people about particular sins, though our own sins are just as heinous. We can assume a know-it-all attitude. We can conduct meetings in such a way that we take advantage of people or make light of their thoughts or suggestions. We can make public, veiled references to people. And we can use humor about our members from the pulpit at their emotional expense.

Curtis Thomas

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4	c	All purpose flour
2	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Salt
3	tb	Solid vegetable shortening
1/2	c	Shredded cheddar cheese
3/4	c	Buttermilk
1/2	c	Chopped green onions
		Butter
1/2	lb	Thinly sliced smithfield ham or black forest ham
	5	minutes. Makes 35 biscuits.

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 425 deg. F. Lightly butter 2 cookie sheets. Combine flour,
baking powder and salt in bowl. Add shortening and cut in until mixture
resembles coarse meal. Stir in cheese. Add buttermilk and onions and mix
well. Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and roll lout to
thickness of 1/2 inch. Cut out biscuits using 1 1/2-inch round biscuit
butter. Gather scraps and reroll. Cut out additional biscuits. Transfer
biscuits to prepared cookie sheets. Bake until puffed and light golden,
about 15 minutes. Cool on rack. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover and
let stand at room temperature.)
Preheat oven to 350 deg. F. Split and lightly butter biscuits. Stuff with
ham. Place on cookie sheets. Bake biscuits just until heated through, about
Bon Appetit November 1992
Posted to KitMailbox Digest  by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky <miriamp@pobox.com>
on Dec 26, 1997

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