Name: Low-Fat Crab Chowder
Ingredients: 2 md Potatoes; 4 tb Margarine; 1/2 c Chopped onions; 1/4 c Green pepper; 4 tb Flour; 4 c Skim milk; 2 cn (10 1/4-oz each) whole corn; Drained; 1 ts Salt; 1/8 ts Thyme; 1/8 ts Pepper; 16 oz Imitation crab; 2 tb Cooking sherry

We have failed to understand that children and young people are not God-lovers until the Spirit changes them. They are dead to God. Our attempts at getting these young people to “pray the prayer” when they were small have not necessarily made them children of God. Their behavior belies the true state of their hearts. God has said that the only hope for them, therefore, is the regenerating work of the Spirit in the context of the preaching of the Word (James 1:18). However, our inadequate view of depravity and the inability of man has led us to resort instead to a greater confidence in entertainment to reach them and a minimizing of the use of the Word. If God has ordained that the Word and the Spirit are the only hope for these kids, then we should not avoid the means God has promised to bless.

Jim Elliff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Dairy		Soups/stews, Seafood	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	md	Potatoes
4	tb	Margarine
1/2	c	Chopped onions
1/4	c	Green pepper
4	tb	Flour
4	c	Skim milk
2	cn	(10 1/4-oz each) whole corn
		Drained
1	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Thyme
1/8	ts	Pepper
16	oz	Imitation crab
2	tb	Cooking sherry

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel, dice and cook potatoes, set aside. Melt margarine in a 6 quart pan,
over medium heat. Add onion and green pepper, cook about 4 minutes,
stirring frequently. Add flour, cook about 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually add milk, using a whisk to prevent lumping and to blend the
sauce. Add corn, salt, thyme and pepper. Reduce heat to low, cook until the
mixture appears hot, but not bubbling. Cut crab into bite-size pieces and
add to the sauce. Add potatoes. Heat again until hot, but not bubbly,
stirring frequently. Just before serving, add cooking sherry.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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