Fudge A La Louise – We Love God!

Another occasion where alcohol is sinful is when our drinking causes another Christian to stumble. In Romans 14:12 we read, “It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles.” The same principle is repeated in 1 Corinthians 8 where we are told to not take our liberties in Christ and use them to erect “a stumbling block to the weak” (1 Cor. 8:9). As long as sin is not involved, believers have Christian freedom to use alcohol if their conscience permits. However, God is very concerned that our freedoms do not cause another brother or sister in Christ to stumble. The Greek word for stumble is “skandalon.” What we are talking about here is someone for whatever reason chooses to refrain from alcohol but is now being tempted to drink by your consumption of alcohol in their presence. The Christian premise – we always restrict our freedoms if it means honoring the convictions of those we love in Christ.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Candies, Chocolate	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	c	Sugar
3		Squares dark baking
		chocolate
1 1/3	c	Milk
2	T	Butter, plus extra for
		greasing platters
1	c	Chopped nuts
1 1/3	t	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

In a heavy saucepan mix together the sugar, chocolate, and milk.  Place
the pan over high heat and stir constantly until the choclate  is
melted and the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a full boil, and lower  the
heat so the candy continues to boil gently, not vigorously. Stir  no
more. Put a candy thermometer into the center of the mixture and  cook
until the temperature reaches exactly 232 F. Meanwhile, butter a  large
platter (turkey size) and a flat pan about 11 by 13 inches.  When the
fudge reaches 232 F., pour it into the readied platter - do  not scrape
the pan, but let it drip out. Dot with 2 tablespoons  butter and let
the mixture cool until the platter feels cool  underneath. Add vanilla.
Take a large slotted spoon and start to stir  the liquidy mixture - it
will take about 15 or 20 minutes. You will  see a steady change from
dark to light color, from glossy to dull,  from liquid to solid. When
the fudge begins to get dull, add the nuts  and mix in thoroughly. Put
fudge into the large buttered pan and  press into shape with the flat
of your palms. Cut into squares; store  in airtight container if
there's any left.  From: Steve Herrick Source: [Yankee Magazine - June
1981]  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“Two great truths: 1. there is a God, 2. you’re not Him”

Faith...unites the soul with Christ, as a bride is united with her bridegroom. From such a marriage, as [the apostle] Paul says, it follows that Christ and the soul become one body, so that they hold all things in common, whether for better or worse. This means that what Christ possesses belongs to the believing soul, and what the soul possesses belongs to Christ. Thus Christ possesses all good things and holiness; these now belong to the soul. The soul possesses lots of vices and sin; these now belong to Christ... Now is not this a happy business? Christ, the rich, noble and holy bridegroom, takes in marriage this poor, contemptible and sinful little prostitute, takes away all her evil and bestows all His goodness upon her! It is no longer possible for sin to overwhelm her, for she is now found in Christ.

Martin Luther