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The aesthetic experience of God, the encounter of the human soul with divine beauty, is more than merely enjoyable, it is profoundly transforming. There is within it the power to persuade and to convince the inquiring mind of truth. This may well be the Spirit’s greatest catalyst for change. Paul alluded to this in 2 Corinthians 3:18 when he said, “We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into His likeness from one degree of glory to another.” The point is that what we see is what we be! We do not simply behold beauty: beauty takes hold of us and challenges the allegiance of our hearts. Beauty calls us to reshape our lives and exposes the shabbiness of our conduct. It awakens us to the reality of a transcendent Being to whose likeness of beauty we are being called and conformed by His gracious initiative. Beauty has the power to dislodge from our hearts the grip of moral and spiritual ugliness. The soul’s engagement with beauty elicits love and forges in us a new affection that no earthly power can overcome.
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Cocoa Bars
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CATEGORY
CUISINE
TAG
YIELD
Dairy, Eggs
Cookies
24
Bars
INGREDIENTS
6
tb
Butter or margarine softened
3/4
c
C and H Powdered Sugar
1
c
All-purpose flour
1
tb
Milk
2
Eggs
1
c
C and H Granulated Sugar
1/2
c
Cocoa
2
tb
Flour
1/2
ts
Baking powder
1/2
ts
Salt
1
ts
Vanilla
1/4
ts
Almond extract (optional)
1
c
Chopped almonds or pecans
INSTRUCTIONS
CRUST
TOPPING
CRUST: Cream together butter and powdered sugar. Blend in 1 cup flour and
milk. Spread evenly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch square pan. Bake in
350 degree oven 10 to 12 minutes.
TOPPING: Beat eggs slightly; combine dry ingredients and add to eggs.
Blend in vanilla and almond extract; fold in almonds. Spread over hot
baked layer; return to oven and bake 20 minutes longer. Cool; while warm,
cut into 24 bars.
Reprinted with permission from _From our Private Collection_
From the C and H Sugar Kitchen
Electronic format by Karen Mintzias
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/c_hsugar.zip
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