Parsnip Cakes With Crispy Bacon

I contend that many Christians want to speak to others about the Lord but do not for fear that the observable, daily sin in their lives is too contradictory for them to witness….If God does not use sinners as His witnesses, there will be no human witnesses, since there are no perfect people…This does not change the fact that the more Christlike our lives, the more convincing our words about Christ. We need to do what we can to eliminate any sin that makes our words look inconsistent. But while attempting to do that we must be convinced that we cannot delay our witnessing until we reach sinless perfection. Otherwise, we would never share the gospel! Part of the beauty of our message is that God saves sinners, sinners like us.

Donald S. Whitney

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Niger	Tamwt02	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Bacon slab, cut into 1/4"
		cubes
1	lb	Parsnips, peeled and chopped
2	T	Unsalted butter, to 4 tbs
		Salt, to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper
		to taste
		Flour, for coating
1		Egg, beaten
		Fresh bread crumbs, for
		coating
1	T	Olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Fry bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels, and reserve. Place the
parsnips in a saucepan of salted boiling water, and cook until soft.
Drain parsnips, mash with 2 tablespoons of butter and season with  salt
and pepper. Add diced bacon. Wet your hands and shape the  mixture into
6 cakes. Dip each cake into the flour, then the egg,  then the bread
crumbs to coat. Heat the oil and remaining 2  tablespoons butter (or
reserved bacon fat) in a large skillet. Fry  the cakes until golden, 2
to 3 minutes per side. Serve cakes  immediately, sprinkled with crispy
bacon. This recipe yields 4 to 6  servings.  Recipe Source: TOO HOT
TAMALES WORLD TOUR with Susan Feniger and Mary  Sue Milliken From the
TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # WT-1A29 broadcast  10-01-1997) Downloaded
from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com  Formatted for MasterCook
by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -  jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or-
MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  10-22-1997  Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary
Sue Milliken  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 184 Calories From Fat: 94 Total Fat: 10.7g Cholesterol: 61.8mg Sodium: 102.6mg Potassium: 446.9mg Carbohydrates: 20.6g Fiber: 5.6g Sugar: 5.5g Protein: 3g