On March 6, 1857, the Supreme Court, in Dred Scott vs. Stanford, ruled that no act of Congress or territorial legislature could make laws banning slavery. The fundamental argument was that slaves are not free and equal persons but the property of their masters. The ruling is analogous to Roe vs. Wade because today no state may make a law banning abortion to protect the unborn. The argument is similar: basically because the unborn are at the sovereign disposal of their mothers and do not have personal standing in their own right. There was no consensus in this country on the personhood and rights of salves. We were split down the middle. But the issue was so fundamental that the states went to war, and in the end the Lincoln administration overturned the Dred Scott decision. And today, 130 years later, we look back with amazing consensus and marvel at the blindness of our forefathers.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs, Grains		Desserts	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Canola oil (vegetable oil)
2		Eggs
1	ts	Vanilla extract
3/4	c	Self rising flour
1/2	ts	Peppermint extract
1/2	c	Walnuts or pecans, chopped
6	tb	Cocoa

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and beat at medium speed of an
electric mixer until all of the ingredients are well blended. Pour into a
buttered and floured 8x8x2 inch baking pan. Bake on top rack of a 325
degree F oven for 30 to 35 min, or until toothpick inserted into center
comes out clean. Allow to coll completely before cutting.
NOTE: If using a glass baking dish reduce heat to 300 deg.F to prevent
burning.
source: this is a combination of several recipes, and some trial and error.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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