Name: Elegant Strawberry Torte
Ingredients: 3 c Sifted flour; 2 c Brown sugar; firmly packed; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 c Butter; 1 Egg; beaten; 1 c Sour milk or buttermilk; 1 ts Soda; 1/2 c Chopped nuts; 1 pt Heavy cream; whipped and sweetened; 1 pt Fresh strawberries; sliced

Though God owes us no explanation, one or all of the following possible objectives may help us understand “why” God decrees such fear-producing events (in nature) – (see Psalm 135:6-7; Lamentations 3:38): 1. God is recognized as powerful and not to be trifled with. God often asserted that cataclysmic events were done to display His power to men (Exodus 9:14-16; 14:31). 2. Society is warned of the greatest calamity, eternal judgment. A physical disaster is nothing compared with eternal damnation. A hurricane is an announcement: “If you don’t repent, worse than this is coming” (Luke 13:1-5). 3. Some people are deservedly punished for their rebellion. The Bible states that “the wrath of God is revealed [lit. is being revealed] from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men” (Romans 1:18). That means now. Hurricanes are just one of the ways that might happen (Psalm 7:11-13). 4. Some true believers are tested or disciplined and made stronger in their faith. The same storm that judges a non-believing man may be the crucible of testing and/or chastisement for a true Christian, and will toughen and purify him for the future (James 1:2-3; Hebrews 12:5-11). 5. Believers may be taken to heaven; and some enemies of God may be removed from the earth. This is a reality that is hard to accept, but nonetheless true. The Bible says that our days are ordained by God even before one of them is lived (Psalm 139:16). He also promises that many rebellious people will face a calamitous end (Psalm 73:18-19). 6. The godly are given an opportunity to love sacrificially. Because of the nature of the true believer, you will always find Christians among those on the scene helping to relieve the distress (1 John 3:17; Galatians 6:10). Their love may point many to Christ.

Jim Elliff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains		Dessert	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Sifted flour
2	c	Brown sugar; firmly packed
1/2	ts	Salt
1	c	Butter
1		Egg; beaten
1	c	Sour milk or buttermilk
1	ts	Soda
1/2	c	Chopped nuts
1	pt	Heavy cream; whipped and sweetened
1	pt	Fresh strawberries; sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together first 4 ingredients, reserve 1 cup crumb mixture. Combine egg,
milk and soda. Add to crumb mixture; stir well. Pour into 2 greased,
paper-lined 9-inch layer pans. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture, then
add nuts. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes. Place one layer, nut side up, on
serving plate. Spread with half the whipped cream. Top with sliced
strawberries. Stack second layer and top as above.
MRS RALPH WALL (ANN)
HOLLY GROVE, AR
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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