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It is natural...for us to trust in ourselves. It is so natural, and so confirmed by the habits of a lifetime, that no ordinary difficulties or perplexities avail to break us of it. It takes all God can do to root up our self-confidence. He must reduce us to despair; He must bring us to such an extremity that the one voice we have in our hearts, the one voice that cries to us wherever we look round for help, is death, death, death. It is out of this despair that the superhuman hope is born. It is out of this abject helplessness that the soul learns to look up with new trust to God… How do most of us attain to any faith in Providence? Is it not by proving, through numberless experiments, that it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps? Is it not by coming, again and again, to the limit of our resources, and being compelled to feel that unless there is a wisdom and a love at work on our behalf, immeasurably wiser and more benign than our own, life is a moral chaos?... Only desperation opens our eyes to God’s love.

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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Beer Cheese Soup With Popcorn

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Meats	Dutch	Cheese, Soups	7	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Margarine
1	c	Onion, chopped
1/2	c	Celery, chopped
1/2	c	Carrot, chopped
1/4	c	Fresh parsley, chopped
2		Cloves garlic, minced
1/4	c	Flour
3	t	Dry mustard
		Pepper to taste
2	c	Half and half
1	c	Chicken broth
2 1/2	c	American cheese
12	oz	Beer
2	c	Popcorn, popped

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt margarine in a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat.
Stir in onions, celery, carrots, parsley and garlic. Cook 5-6 minutes
or until vegetables are tender-crisp Stir in flour, mustard and  pepper
and mix well; cook 1 minute stirring constantly. Gradually add  half
and half and chicken broth; mix well. Cook uncovered over medium  heat
10-15 minutes or until soup is thickened and thouroughly heated.  Stir
in cheese and beer, cook 5-8 minutes until cheese is melted; do  not
boil. Ladle into individual serving bowls, garnish with popcorn.
Recipe by: Pillsbury Soup Chili & Bread Recipes  Posted to
recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 382 by RecipeLu
<recipelu@geocities.com> on Dec 18, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 130 Calories From Fat: 67 Total Fat: 7.5g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 224.4mg Potassium: 156.3mg Carbohydrates: 10.4g Fiber: 1.3g Sugar: 1.6g Protein: 2.3g