Mercy even with us is an optional virtue; we do not have to be merciful. We usually admire people who are, but we do not say that people must be so. We say everybody must be just. We say, for example, an employer, if he agrees to pay a certain wage, must pay that particular wage. If he does not pay it, then he is unjust and is liable to a lawsuit. All our contracts are based on the integrity and honesty and justice of people with whom we do business. They are actually subject to trials and imprisonment and even execution if they violate their duty of man to man. What about mercy among men? We love it. We admire it. We encourage it. We sometimes practice it. But we do not say mercy is obligatory… If this is true even of human affairs, we can see immediately that God does not have to be merciful. He gave us life and conscience. He gave us intelligence to meet our obligations, and He has a right to hold us responsible for using them. He has no further obligation to forgive us if we do not. We say that the Judge of all the earth cannot do wrong, but we cannot say that the Judge of all the earth must be merciful.

John Gerstner

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs, Dairy		Cookies	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Pistachio nuts
1/4	c	Semisweet chocolate pieces
2		Egg whites
1/8	ts	Cream of tartar
2/3	c	Superfine sugar
1/2	ts	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 250F. Grease and flour 2 cookie sheets. Combine the
pistachios and chocolate pieces in a blender or food processor. Cover and
whirl until very finely chopped. reserve. Beat together the egg whites and
cream of tartar in a small bowl until soft peaks form. gradually add in
sugar 1 tablespoonful at a time, until the mixture forms very stiff peaks.
Fold in chocolate mixture and the vanilla. Using a teaspoon, drop small
mounds of meringue onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving about 1 inch
between mounds. bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until firm but
not browned. Let stand for several minutes on cookie shets. Loosen the
meringues carefully with a small knife, transfer the meringues carefully to
a wire rack to cool completely. Store in a tightly covered container in a
dry place. ---
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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