English Fruitcake (unbaked)

Perhaps one reason for the general failure of personal resolutions is our haste in making them. If we were to take some time to think, study, and pray before we hurry into another exercise in futility, maybe we would actually experience success. God promises that His people will ultimately be successful, not necessarily in worldly or vain pursuits, but in our pursuit of holiness. He has told us that we are being sanctified – we are being made like Christ (Rom. 8:29). But we also know that the main tool in our sanctification is not our own personal resolve, but rather God working in us through His Word (John 17:17). If the Bible is God's best tool, we should make it ours as well.

Daryl Wingerd

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	English	Desserts, Miscellaneo, To post	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Oatmeal
2	c	Cracked wheat
2	c	Unsweetened grape juice
2	lb	Seedless raisins, chopped
		fine
2	lb	Seeded raisins, chopped fine
2	lb	Pitted dates, chopped fine
2	lb	Walnuts, coarsely chopped
		Grated rind of 3 oranges
		Grated rind of 3 lemons
1	c	Honey
6	T	Oil
1	T	Ground cinnamon
1	T	Ground nutmeg
1	T	Ground allspice
1/2	t	Ground cloves

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together oatmeal, cracked wheat and grape juice. Let stand
overnight. Add remaining ingredients. Blend thoroughly by hand.  Line
loaf pans with heavy waxed paper, brush with oil. Pack mixture  down
into loaf pans, a little at a time. Put heavy weight on top and  let
stand at least 24 hours. Slice thin to serve. Makes 2 loaves.  Note:
Recipe did not specify size of loaf pans.  Formatted by Mardi
Desjardins March 12, 1998  Recipe by: The Natural Foods Cookbook by
Beatrice Trum Hunter, 1972  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Mardi
<amdesjar@mb.sympatico.ca> on Mar  12, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“A cheerful spirit is one of the most valuable gifts ever bestowed upon humanity by a kind Creator. It is the sweetest and most fragrant flower of the Spirit, that constantly sends out its beauty and fragrance, and blesses everything within its reach. It will sustain the soul in the darkest and most dreary places of this world. It will hold in check the demons of despair, and stifle the power of discouragement and hopelessness. It is the brightest star that ever cast its radiance over the darkened soul, and one that seldom sets in the gloom of morbid fancies and forboding imaginations.”