When Paul says, “If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink,” he does not mean, “Let’s all become lechers.” He means, there is a normal, simple, comfortable, ordinary life of human delights that we may enjoy with no troubling thoughts of heaven or hell or sin or holiness or God – if there is no resurrection from the dead. And what stunned me about this train of thought is that many professing Christians seem to aim at just this, and call it Christianity. Paul did not see his relation to Christ as the key to maximizing his physical comforts and pleasures in this life. No, Paul’s relation to Christ was a call to choose suffering – a suffering that was beyond what would make atheism “meaningful” or “beautiful” or “heroic.” It was a suffering that would have been utterly foolish and pitiable to choose if there is no resurrection into the joyful presence of Christ… Judge for yourself. How many Christians do you know who could say, “The lifestyle I have chosen as a Christian would be utterly foolish and pitiable if there is no resurrection?”

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy	Dutch	Meat	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	tb	Butter
3	tb	Chopped yellow onion
3	tb	Flour
2	c	Hot milk
1/2	lb	Dried chipped beef
1/4	ts	Paprika
		Freshly ground black pepper to taste
		Tabasco to taste (optional)
1	tb	Dry sherry

INSTRUCTIONS

This is actually a very popular dish made so by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
It was immortalized by the U.S. Army, the troops having thought up an
unprintable name that is now abbreviated and actually used on every
truck-stop breakfast-joint menu in the country. I love it, if prepared
properly. It makes for a great change at breakfast time, regardless ofyour
memories ofbad versions of this dish while in the army. I happen to know
that there are a lot of closet S.O.S. eaters out there!
In a heavy saucepan melt the butter and saut. the yellow onion until
clear. Stir in the flour with a whisk and then the hot milk, stirring all
the time until the mixture thickens. I heat my milk in a microwave. When
the mixture is thick, add the remaining ingredients and heat for a moment.
Serve over toast. Calm down, it is very good!
From <The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
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