It is a very singular thing…that the only petition recorded of St. Paul seeking something for his own individual need [removal of the “thorn in the flesh”] was refused! The difficulty, however, is this: Why did St. Paul, who had the “mind” of Christ, ask for something which he soon discovered was contrary to God’s wishes? There are doubtless many fully-consecrated Christians reading these words who have been perplexed because God has not given some things they prayed for… St. Paul was tempted to think that he could do far better work for his beloved Master if only that “thorn” could be removed. But God knew that Paul would be a better man with the “thorn” than without it.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Meats, Dairy		Cyberealm, Breads, Christmas	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/8	lb	Flour
7	oz	Sugar
1	pn	Salt
1	ts	Vanilla
1	ts	Lemon juice
4	tb	Rum
1	pn	Cardomom (generous)
1	pn	Mace (generous)
2		Eggs
4 1/2	oz	Butter
4 1/2	oz	Currants well drained
9	oz	Sultanas
9	oz	Almonds, finely chopped
3 1/2	oz	Candied lemon peel
1 3/4	oz	Butter for brushing
2	tb	Powdered sugar for dusting
1 3/4	oz	Beef drippings
9	oz	Cottage cheese, well drained

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix and sieve together the flour and baking powder onto a pastry board or
cool slab. Make a well in the center and pour in the sugar, vanilla, rum,
lemon juice, and the eggs. Draw in some flour from the sides of the well
to mix with these and form a thick paste. Add the cold butter, cut into
small pieces, the finely chopped beef drippings, cottage cheese, currants,
sultanas, nuts and candied peel. Cover the fruits with more of the flour,
and then starting from the middle, work all of it together quickly with
your hands into a firm, smooth paste. If it should stick, add a little
more flour. Form the mix into a long, oval shape, and then fold it over
lengthwise to give it the traditional "stollen" shape.
Line a baking dish with greased waxed paper and place stollen on this.
Preheat the oven for 5 minutes at 500F. Then bake at a moderately hot over
(375F) for 50-60 minutes. As soon as the stollen comes out of the oven,
brush with melted butter and dust thickly with powdered sugar.
Cyberealm Cookbook, Vol 1, 4/93, Cyberealm BBS, compiled by Linda Fields.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmcyber1.zip

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