If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.

C.S. Lewis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy, Grains	German	Crockpot, Poultry	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		– Marne Parry PKKW92A
1/4	c	Chopped shallots
1	cl	Garlic, minced
6	oz	Mushrooms; sliced
1/4	ts	Dry tarragon
1		Chicken (3+ lbs.) cut into quarters
		Ground white pepper
1/2	c	Riesling or dry white wine
2	tb	Cornstarch
1/3	c	Whipping cream
1/2	c	Seedless green grapes
2	tb	Lemon juice
		Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 4 quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine shallots, garlic,
mushrooms, and tarragon. Rinse chicken and pat dry; then arrange,
overlapping pieces slightly, on top of mishroom mixture. Sprinkle with
white pepper;pour in wine.  Cover and cook at low setting until meat near
thighbone is very tender when pierced (6-7+hrs).
Carefully lift chicken to a warm platter and keep warm. Skim and discard
fat from cooking liquid. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cream, blend
into cooking liquid. Increase cooker heat setting to high; cover and cook
stirring 2 or 3 times, until sauce isthickened about 10 more minutes. Stir
in grapes and then season to taste with lemon juice and salt. Coverand cook
for 3-5 more minutes.  To serve spoon sauce over chicken.
"True to its origins in Alsace - the region of eastern France bordering
Germany- this creamy, mushroom-sauced chicken is good with noodles." Souce:
Sunset Crockpot Cookbook
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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