Pumpkin "cake-in-a-jar"

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Horatius Bonar

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains		Cake, Dessert, Holiday	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2/3	c	Shortening
2 2/3	c	Sugar
4		Eggs
2	c	Pumpkin – fresh pureed, or
		canned
2/3	c	Water
3 1/3	c	Flour
1/2	t	Baking powder
1 1/2	t	Salt
1	t	Cloves – ground
1/2	t	Allspice
1	t	Cinnamon
2	t	Baking soda
1	c	Walnuts – chopped
8	pt	Jars – wide mouth w/lids and
		rings for sealing 8
		Wax paper circles cut to fit
		inside jars

INSTRUCTIONS

DIRECTIONS Cream shortening and sugar together, adding sugar slowly.
Beat in eggs, pumpkin and water. Set aside. Sift together flour,
baking powder, salt, ground cloves, allspice, cinnamon and baking
soda. Add to pumpkin mixture and stur well. Stir in nuts. Pour batter
into greased canning jars, filling half-full. Place jars on cookie
sheet. Bake upright in preheated 325 degree oven for about 45  minutes.
(Cake will rise and pull away from sides of jar.) When done,  remove
one jar at a time from oven. While still warm, place wax paper  circle
on the top end of the cake. Wipe sealing edge of jar. Place  lid on jar
and close tightly with ring. Turn jar upside down. (Cake  will loosen
at this time.) Repeat with other jars. Leave jars upside  down until
sealed. (Jar is sealed if lid remains flat when pressed in  center.) To
serve: Open jar, slide a knife around inside of the jar  to loosen the
cake, and remove the cake from the jar. Warm cake in  the oven if
desired. Slice and serve with whipped cream. This dessert  treat is
baked and presented in a wide-mouth canning jar. Because the  jar is
sealed, the cake keeps indefinitely. It can be made well ahead  of the
holidays.  Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #345  From: "Carol D.
Westover" <tehachap@adnc.com>  Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 19:33:23 -0800

A Message from our Provider:

“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.#Abraham Lincoln”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 6116 Calories From Fat: 2091 Total Fat: 238.1g Cholesterol: 820.5mg Sodium: 8384.4mg Potassium: 3134.5mg Carbohydrates: 929.9g Fiber: 39.4g Sugar: 564.2g Protein: 95.1g

What are some traits that mark an Olympian? 1. They have a “whatever-it-takes” attitude. They’ve made the decision to pay any price and bear any burden in the name of victory. 2. They have a plan to push forward when they encounter obstacles. They know facing adversity is part of being successful. 3. They have strict accountability. 4. They consider “very good” (or worse, “good enough”) to be “bad.” They are driven to perform at an elite level. 5. They set high goals for themselves. Motivation is keeping your eyes on the goal. 6. They are humble to know others can provide advice to make them better. 7. Levels of priorities are set and their life stays in-tune with those priorities. The same single-minded devotion expected from an Olympian is the same single-minded devotion our Savior expects from His followers. Yes, the fruit of sacrifice and self-denial will be different. Yes, the goals and rewards are different. And yes, the source of strength is different. However, the traits that mark an Olympian that I mentioned earlier could also apply to the traits that mark a disciple of Jesus Christ. If anything, we should be more motivated (see 1 Cor. 9:24-27a).

Randy Smith