Name: Date Buns
Ingredients: 5 oz Block Margarine; 10 oz Self-Raising Flour; 1/4 ts Bicarbonate of Soda; 5 oz Soft Brown Sugar; 8 oz Dates, Chopped; 2 oz No-soak dried apricots, chopped; 1 oz Walnuts, Chopped; 1 md Egg, beaten; 6 fl Milk

The issue is not the skill of the one proclaiming the message, the packaging of the message, or the technique used in proclaiming it. The issue is the condition of the hearer. Jesus illustrated that principle in the parable of the sower. The same message (the seed) is proclaimed by the same individual (the sower); the only variable is the condition of the four soils. What is essential for the messengers of the gospel is not cleverness but clarity. Only God can open the sin-blinded eyes of those who are “dead in [their] trespasses and sins” (Eph. 2:1; cf. v. 5; Matt. 8:22; Eph. 4:18).

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs, Dairy		Cakes	12	Buns

INGREDIENTS

5	oz	Block Margarine
10	oz	Self-Raising Flour
1/4	ts	Bicarbonate of Soda
5	oz	Soft Brown Sugar
8	oz	Dates, Chopped
2	oz	No-soak dried apricots, chopped
1	oz	Walnuts, Chopped
1	md	Egg, beaten
6	fl	Milk

INSTRUCTIONS

Set oven to 180C, 350F, Gas Mark 4.
Rub margarine into flour and soda. Stir in sugar, dates, apricots and
walnuts.
Add egg and milk and beat well to combine.
Spoon into patty tins lined with paper cake cases and bake for 20 minutes.
Source: Mrs W Whitehead, Llandudno, Wales.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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