Beer-batter-fried Apple Rings

When I was an object of much contempt and derision in the University, I strolled forth one day, buffeted and afflicted, with my little Testament in my hand. I prayed earnestly to my God that He would comfort me with some cordial from His Word, and that, on opening the book, I might find some text which should sustain me... The first text which caught my eye was this: 'They found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to bear His cross.' You know Simon is the same name as Simeon. What a word of instruction was here — what a blessed hint for my encouragement! To have the cross laid upon me, that I might bear it after Jesus — what a privilege! It was enough. Now I could leap and sing for joy as one whom Jesus was honoring with a participation in His sufferings.

Charles Simeon

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		October 199	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	All-purpose flour
1	c	Beer, not dark
1	t	Salt
1/2	c	Fresh lemon juice
2	T	Firmly packed light brown
		sugar plus
		additional for sprinkling
		the rings
4		Granny Smith or Golden
		Delicious apples
		Vegetable oil for
		deep-frying

INSTRUCTIONS

In a bowl whisk together the flour, the beer, and the salt until the
batter is smooth and let the batter stand, covered, at room
temperature for 1 hour. In another bowl combine the lemon juice and 2
tablespoons of the brown sugar, on a baking sheet or a shallow tray
arrange the apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick rings,
in one layer, and pour the lemon juice mixture over them. Let the
apple rings stand, covered, at room temperature, turning them once,
for 1 hour and pat them dry.  In a deep fryer or large heavy skillet
heat 1 1/2 inches of the oil to  375F., dip each apple ring in the
batter, coating it well and letting  the excess batter drip off, and in
the oil fry the rings in batches,  turning them once, for 4 minutes.
Transfer the rings to paper towels,  let them drain well, and sprinkle
them with the additional brown  sugar.  Makes about 24 rings, serving 6
to 8.  Gourmet October 1990  Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“Your life will have a purpose with the Saviour.”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 614 Calories From Fat: 136 Total Fat: 15.5g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 2329.2mg Potassium: 259.9mg Carbohydrates: 105.9g Fiber: 3.7g Sugar: 5.5g Protein: 13.3g

Sometime after the creation of the angels, Satan chose to rebel. We get a hint from other Bible passages in the Old Testament (e.g. Eze. 28:11-19; Isa. 14:12-15) that Satan’s pride drove him to try to exceed the greatness of God. When he and a third of the angels attempted to overthrow the Almighty, all of them were thrown out of heaven. Lucifer, one of the greatest and most beautiful of all the angels would be now known as the devil and the rest of the angels that rebelled would be known as demons. Their ambition, since they can no longer war directly with God, is an all-out attack on God’s people through their crafty, calculated and diabolical schemes. The warnings are all over the Bible. “Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Pet. 5:8). Though powerful and ruthless, we must remember that Satan is under God’s sovereign authority and will one day be cast in the “lake of fire” (Revelation 20:10). So through it all, the deceiver was even able to deceive himself!

Randy Smith