Name: Paprika Sauce for Pojarski
Ingredients: 2 tb Butter; 3 tb Chopped onion; 2 ts Paprika; 1 tb Flour; 1/2 ts Thyme; 1/2 c Chicken stock; 1/2 c Heavy cream; 2 ts Lemon juice; 1 ds Salt to taste; 1 ds Ground pepper -taste; 1 ts Cognac; 1/4 c Sour cream

The biblical evidence : Matthew 1:18-25 1. Joseph and Mary were betrothed (1:18, 20, 24), a relationship regarded as the legal equivalent of marriage. In other words, betrothal could be broken only by a formal divorce. This is why Joseph is referred to as her “husband” (v. 19). 2. Although betrothed, the relationship had not yet been consummated sexually (see vv. 18, 25; also Luke 1:34). 3. Mary’s pregnancy is attributed to the Holy Spirit: a. Verse 20 – “of the Holy Spirit.” b. Verse 16 – “and to Jacob was born Joseph the husband of Mary, by/of whom [feminine] was born Jesus.” Matthew clearly excludes Joseph. c. Note that the repeated active verb (“was the father of” or “begot”) gives way to a divine passive in v. 16 (i.e., God is the active agent in the conception and birth of Jesus). 4. Joseph is instructed to take Mary into his house and to name the child (vv. 20-21) thereby establishing for Joseph legal paternity of the child. Hence the community came to believe that Joseph was Jesus’ father (Lk. 2:48; Mt. 13:55). Luke 1:26-38 1. Mary is explicitly identified as a “virgin” (parthenos, v. 27), a fact she confirms in v. 34. 2. Verse 35 clearly attributes the conception to the work of the Holy Spirit. 3. The terms translated “come upon” and “overshadow” (v. 35) are not euphemisms for sexual relations. They are simply figurative expressions for divine intervention by which God will supercede the natural order of things. 4. For the term “overshadow,” see Ex. 40:35; Psm. 91:4; 140:7; Mt. 17:5; Mk. 9:7; Lk. 9:34 (cf. also Gen. 1:2). The emphasis is on the powerful creative presence of the Spirit in bringing to pass the conception of the man Jesus.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Chicken, Main dish, Sauces	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Butter
3	tb	Chopped onion
2	ts	Paprika
1	tb	Flour
1/2	ts	Thyme
1/2	c	Chicken stock
1/2	c	Heavy cream
2	ts	Lemon juice
1	ds	Salt to taste
1	ds	Ground pepper -taste
1	ts	Cognac
1/4	c	Sour cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt 1 Tbsp. of butter in a small saucepan and cook the onion until wilted.
Sprinkle with paprika, flour, and thyme, stirring. Stir in the chicken
stock, using a wire whisk, and simmer about 3 minutes. Add the cream and
bring to a boil. Add the lemon juice, salt, pepper and Cognac. Strain the
sauce through a sieve. Return to the heat and stir in the remaining butter
and the sour cream. Bring just to a boil, but do not boil. Yield: 1 1/2
cups. FROM: "A Feast Made for Laughter" by Craig Claiborne. From *prodigy's
Food and Wine Bulletin Board.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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