Name: Pecan Praline Topping
Ingredients: 1/2 c Sugar; 1/3 c Water; 1/4 c Finely chopped pecans

Christian Hedonism is a philosophy of life built on the following five convictions: 1. The longing to be happy is a universal human experience, and it is good, not sinful. 2. We should never try to deny or resist our longings to be happy, as though it were a bad impulse. Instead we should seek to intensify this longing and nourish it with whatever will provide the deepest and most enduring satisfaction. 3. The deepest and most enduring happiness is found only in God. Not from God, but in God. 4. The happiness we find in God reaches its consummation when it is shared with others in the manifold ways of love. 5. To the extent we try to abandon the pursuit of our own pleasure, we fail to honor God and love people. Or, to put it positively: the pursuit of pleasure is a necessary part of all worship and virtue. That is, the chief end of man is to glorify God BY enjoying Him forever.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Jewish		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Sugar
1/3	c	Water
1/4	c	Finely chopped pecans

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Lightly spray baking sheet.
2. In a small heavy saucepan, combine sugar and water and bring to a simmer
over low heat, stirring occassionally, until sugar melts. Increase heat to
medium-high and cook, without stirring, until syrup turns medium amber, 3
to 5 minutes.
3. Immediately remove from heat and stir in pecans. Pour onto prepared
baking sheet, spreading in a thin layer. Let stand until praline is cool
and brittle.
4. Slide a metal spatula under praline to loosen it from pan; crack into
small pieces.
5. Place in a food processor and pulse until coarsely crushed or ground.
This will keep tightly covered, at room temp., for up to 3 days. Makes 1
cup. 35 calories per tablespoon; 1 gram fat.
Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Barry Shub <shubbse@bellsouth.net> on Feb
17, 1998

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