Name: Pork and Venison Terrine
Ingredients: 2 lb Pork shoulder or butt; 1 lb Venison; stew meat preferred; 1 lb Chicken liver; cleaned of bile; 1 lg Onion; 2 Garlic cloves; Several sprigs fresh thyme; Several sprigs fresh parsley; 2 ts Salt; 2 ts Ground black pepper; 2 Eggs; 1/4 c Heavy cream; 1/4 c Brandy; 3 tb Flour; 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon; 1/2 ts Ground mace

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs, Dairy			12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Pork shoulder or butt
1	lb	Venison; stew meat preferred
1	lb	Chicken liver; cleaned of bile
1	lg	Onion
2		Garlic cloves
		Several sprigs fresh thyme
		Several sprigs fresh parsley
2	ts	Salt
2	ts	Ground black pepper
2		Eggs
1/4	c	Heavy cream
1/4	c	Brandy
3	tb	Flour
1/2	ts	Ground cinnamon
1/2	ts	Ground mace

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Pass the pork shoulder and venison through the medium die of a grinder for
a coarse grind. Place the chicken liver in the bowl of a food processor and
pulse to a fine paste.
Combine the liver, pork and venison in a large bowl that has been chilled
in the refrigerator. Chop the onion, garlic, thyme and parsley in the
processor until very fine and add to the meats in the cold bowl. Combine
the salt, pepper, eggs, cream, brandy, flour, cinnamon and mace and add to
the meat mixture. Mix well and chill the entire mixture for 30 minutes.
Line a large loaf tin with plastic wrap, pour the terrine mixture in,
tamping down to insure an even layer. Cook the terrine in a water bath in
the oven by heating some water in a tea kettle, place the prepared terrine
into a roasting pan set in the oven, and pour the hot water into the
roasting pan, being careful not to get any water into the terrine. Bake for
about 90 minutes or until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 155
degrees. Remove from the oven and cool.
Place a sheet of plastic wrap over the terrine, poking holes in the plastic
so that hot air can escape. Place 2 to 3 pounds of weight (such as dry
beans still in the bag) on top of the plastic wrap to weigh down and
compress the terrine and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the oven and cool. Refrigerate overnight and serve cold with
mustard, pickles and a green bean salad.
Yield: 12 to 15 slices
c. Michael Lomonaco 1997 MICHAEL'S PLACE SHOW #ML1B11
Recipe by: Michael Lomonaco
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #808 by Holly Butman
<butma001@acpub.duke.edu> on Sep 26, 1997

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All those dying in infancy, as well as those so mentally incapacitated that they are incapable of making an informed choice, are among the elect of God chosen by Him for salvation before the world began. The evidence for this view is scant, but significant. 1. In Romans 1:20 Paul describes people who are recipients of general revelation as being, “without excuse.” Does this imply that those who are not recipients of general revelation (i.e., infants) are therefore not accountable to God or subject to wrath? In other words, those who die in infancy have an “;excuse” in that they neither receive general revelation nor have the capacity to respond to it. 2. There are texts which appear to assert or imply that infants do not know good or evil and hence lack the capacity to make morally informed and thus responsible choices. According to Deuteronomy 1:39 they are said to “have no knowledge of good or evil.” 3. The story of David's son in 2 Samuel 12:15-23 (esp. v. 23)… What does it mean when David says “I shall go to him?” If this is merely a reference to the grave or death, in the sense that David, too, shall one day die and be buried, one wonders why he would say something so patently obvious! Also, it appears that David draws some measure of comfort from knowing that he will 'go to him.' It is the reason why David resumes the normal routine of life. It appears to be the reason David ceases from the outward display of grief. It appears to be a truth from which David derives comfort and encouragement. How could any of this be true if David will simply die like his son? It would, therefore, appear that David believed he would be reunited with his deceased infant. 4. There is consistent testimony of Scripture that people are judged on the basis of sins voluntary and consciously committed in the body. See 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Revelation 20:11-12. In other words, eternal judgment is always based on conscious rejection of divine revelation (whether in creation, conscience, or Christ) and willful disobedience. Are infants capable of either? There is no explicit account in Scripture of any other judgment based on any other grounds. Thus, those dying in infancy are saved because they do not (cannot) satisfy the conditions for divine judgment. 5. We have what would appear to be clear biblical evidence that at least some infants are regenerate in the womb, such that if they had died in their infancy they would be saved. This at least provides a theoretical basis for considering whether the same may be true of all who die in infancy. These texts include Jeremiah 1:5; Luke 1:15. 6. Some have appealed to Matthew 19:13-15 (Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17) where Jesus declares, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Is Jesus simply saying that if one wishes to be saved he/she must be as trusting as children, i.e., devoid of skepticism and arrogance? In other words, is Jesus merely describing the kind of people who enter the kingdom? Or is he saying that these very children were recipients of saving grace? 7. Given our understanding of the character of God as presented in Scripture, does He appear as the kind of God who would eternally condemn infants on no other ground than that of Adam's transgression? Admittedly, this is a subjective (and perhaps sentimental) question. But it deserves an answer, nonetheless.

Sam Storms