Datteri Con Pasta Di Mandorle

Because of our union with Christ, we are not hated. Weakness, wrongdoing, and failings cling to us, yes. But they do not establish who we are. We are the beloved of God. Though sin still exists in our lives, we have the status of the One who gave his life for us and to us – God’s own Son. And because of the love of that Child who now indwells us, we have the ability to change and progress in our Christian walk. Yes, there is still work to do, but as we seek to obey our God we must remember that we can obey him because of who we are. We are God’s beloved children for whom he gave his Son, and to whom he has given his Spirit. As the Bible says, “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (I John 3:1).

Bryan Chapell

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Sicilian	Gma3	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	lb	Fresh spinach leaves, * or 2
		drops of
		green coloring
3	c	Whole blanched almonds
3	c	Granulated sugar, plus more
		for
		covering the dates
2	t	Cognac or Brandy
30		Pitted dates

INSTRUCTIONS

Note: The spinach in the recipe produces a green-colored cooking  water
that colors the almond paste.  Put the spinach in a saucepan with1/2
cup of water and steam it for 10  minutes. Place the spinach in a clean
dish cloth and wring out 1  tablespoon of green cooking water. If you
used spinach, reserve it  for another purpose.  Chop the almonds in a
food processor to a very fine grain.  Put the almonds, sugar, Cognac or
Brandy, and green spinach water (or  green food-coloring water) in a
large, nonstick frying pan and cook  over a low heat about 10 minutes,
stirring constantly.  Remove from the heat and turn onto marble that
has been sprinkled with  water.  Make an incision along the side of
each date from the stem to the  opposite end. Fill each with about 1
rounded teaspoonful of the  almond paste. After the dates are filled,
roll them in enough  granulated sugar to completely cover the date and
the stuffing.  Converted by MC_Buster.  NOTES : from La Cucina
Siciliana di Gangivecchio by Wanda & Giovanna  Tornabene with Michele
Evans, Knopf, 1996. Mamma loves these little  date-stuffed confections.
She says they are so delicious that they can  sweeten the conversation
during an argument. Makes 30 to 40,  depending on the size of the dates
Recipe by: Good Morning America  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 5113 Calories From Fat: 2035 Total Fat: 243.1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 397.4mg Potassium: 4179.3mg Carbohydrates: 708g Fiber: 61.1g Sugar: 620.3g Protein: 95.1g

Probably in our own, modern substitutes for (immediate baptism upon profession) – raising hands, coming forward, etc. – are the result of a felt need to do something for those who believe. It seems certain that those who believed were distinguished from those who did not. There is no evidence that the New Testament evangelistic preachers asked them to come forward, but there is every indication that they did invite those who believed to be baptized (Ac. 2:38). And it seems that this was the way in which new converts professed their faith in Christ and came under the care and discipline of the church.

Jay Adams