Corn Chowder With Fresh Herbs And Smoked Ham

The next time your heart is indifferent toward sin, think for a moment of what sin cost your Savior on the cross. Think about His lacerated back ripped open to the bone from the Roman scourge. Think how He suffered for a breath of air as He extended His bloody body up the vertical beam of the rugged cross. Think about the splinters that dug deeper into His freshly cut wounds with every movement. Think about the large spikes that pierced His hands and His feet penetrating deeply into nerve endings. Think of the slow suffocation as Jesus hung there in the nude, mocked by the onlookers. Jesus didn't die for His own sin; He died for ours. '[He was] pierced through for our transgressions… [He was] crushed for our iniquities' (Isa. 53:5). Does the love of Christ compel you to turn from that which brought Him unspeakable anguish?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	St. Louis	Jill, Reg2	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		14 1/2 Oz Each Chicken
		Broth
1/2	c	Onion, Finely Chopped
1		Carrot, Finely Chopped
1		Bay Leaf
1		Sprig Fresh Thyme And
		Tarragon
2		16 Oz Each Whole Potatoes
		Drained
2		10 Or 17 Oz Whole Kernel
		Corn Drained
1/2	c	Half-And-Half
2		Pimientos, Drained And Diced
3	T	Parsley, Chopped
1	c	4 Oz Smoked Ham Julienned

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 3-quart saucepan, combine broth, onion and carrot. Tie together
bay leaf and fresh herbs to make bouquet garni. Add to saucepan and
bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Remove herbs.
Puree in electric blender entire contents of pot, along with 1 can of
potatoes and 1 can of corn. Return to saucepan. Dice other can of
potatoes and add to pot along wtih remaining can of corn. Stir and  add
half and half. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.  Stir
in pimientos, parsley and ham. Season with pepper, if desired.  Shared
by Jill Proehl, REG 2, St. Louis, MO  Recipe by: Peri Hogrebe, South
St. Louis, MO  Posted to recipelu-digest by Jill Proehl
<jpxtwo@swbell.net> on Feb  24, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Gratitude produces deep, abiding joy because we know that God is working in us, even through difficulties. #Charles Stanley”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 88 Calories From Fat: 18 Total Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 982.8mg Potassium: 415.9mg Carbohydrates: 10.2g Fiber: 2.1g Sugar: 2.1g Protein: 7.5g