Name: Clam-Puffed Artichokes
Ingredients: 2 pk (8-oz) frozen artichoke hearts; 1 cn (7-oz) clams; minced and drained (reserve juice); 1 pk (8-oz) cream cheese; softened; 1 tb Chopped chives; 1/2 c Mayonnaise; 1 ts Fresh lemon juice; 3 ds Tabasco; more or less; 3 ds Worcestershire sauce; more or less

A Christian is not a person who experiences no bad desires. A Christian is a person who is at war with those desires by the power of the Spirit. Conflict in your soul is not all bad. Even though we long for the day when our flesh will be utterly defunct and only pure and loving desires will fill our hearts, yet there is something worse than the war within between flesh and Spirit – namely, no war within because the flesh controls the citadel and all the outposts. Praise God for the war within! Serenity in sin is death. The Spirit has landed to do battle with the flesh. So take heart if your soul feels like a battlefield at times. The sign of whether you are indwelt by the Spirit is not that you have no bad desires, but that you are at war with them!

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Appetizer	20	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	pk	(8-oz) frozen artichoke hearts
1	cn	(7-oz) clams; minced and drained (reserve juice)
1	pk	(8-oz) cream cheese; softened
1	tb	Chopped chives
1/2	c	Mayonnaise
1	ts	Fresh lemon juice
3	ds	Tabasco; more or less
3	ds	Worcestershire sauce; more or less

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook artichoke hearts in boiling water, briefly. Do not cook as long as
instructions on package state. Drain well. lf artichoke hearts are whole,
cut in half, lengthwise. Blend softened cream cheese, chives, mayonnaise,
lemon juice, Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce together thoroughly. Stir in
clams and add clam juice until desired consistency (somewhat stiff).
Arrange artichoke hearts on a cookie sheet with cut side up. Spoon clam
mixture on top and broil until puffy and golden. Serve hot.
ROBYN DICKEY
From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
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