If this child is born to you, you are a child, and the question arises, are you so? Man grows from childhood up to manhood naturally; in grace men grow from manhood down to childhood; and the nearer we come to true childhood, the nearer welcome to the image of Christ. For was not Christ called “a child,” even after he had ascended up to heaven? “Thy holy child Jesus.” Brethren and sisters, can you say that you have been made into children? Do you take God’s Word just as it stands, simply because your heavenly Father says so? Are you content to believe mysteries without demanding to have them explained? Are you ready to sit in the infant class, and be a little one? Are you willing to hang upon the breast of the church, and suck in the unadulterated milk of the Word – never questioning for a moment what your divine Lord reveals, but believing it on his own authority, whether it seemed to be above reason, or beneath reason, or even contrary to reason? Now, “except ye be converted and become as little children,” this child is not born to you; except like a child you are humble, teachable, obedient, pleased with your Father's will and willing to assign all to Him, there is grave matter of question whether this child is born to you.
Pull off outer layers of deep green leaves from each artichoke and discard.
Cut off stem and set aside. Rub each cut with a lemon wedge. Place
artichoke on its side and cut off top third. Discard these points. Using a
pair of scissors, cut offthe sharp points. Soak 10 minutes in cold water
with 1 ounce. lemon juice.
Carefully open the leaves by prying with your fingers as if opening a
flower and the pressing down on the counter the opening face. Drain each
artichoke on paper towels, shaking to remove all liquid. Season
aggressively with salt and pepper between each leaf and all over.
Heat the virgin olive oil in a tall side sauce pan, 8-inch to 10-inch wide
at base until just smoking.
Cook artichokes in this hot oil 12 to 15 minutes, until golden all over.
After 10 minutes of cooking, spritz the pan by shaking your wet hand over
the artichokes to mist them. Be careful: this will cause the oil to sizzle
and spatter..
When the artichokes are cooked, remove each one, and holding the artichoke
by skewering its base with a fork, press the flower side down to force it
further open. Drain on paper towels, season with salt and pepper again and
serve with lemon wedges.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #237
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 08:20:54 -0700
From: Gerald Edgerton <jerrye@wizard.com>
A Message from our Provider:
“St Valentine found true love – Jesus”
How useful was this recipe?
Click on a star to rate it!
Average rating 0 / 5. Vote count: 0
No votes so far! Be the first to rate this recipe.
We are sorry that this recipe was not useful for you!