Raspberry Tea Gelees With Watermelon

There are basically two ways to read the Bible — as a book of law, or as a book of promise. Our natural religious psychology wants to read the Bible as law: “God is explaining here how I can win his favor.” A law-hermeneutic is the pre-understanding we naturally bring to our Bible reading, every page. But in Galatians 3 Paul explains that he reads the Bible as a book of promise, and he wants us to as well. He sees every page of the Bible as gracious promise from God to undeserving sinners. Is there law in the Bible? Yes. But it was “added” (v. 19). Law was inserted after the promises to Abraham were established. It is promise that comes first (Genesis 12), then law comes later (Exodus 20). It is promise, therefore, that defines the all-encompassing framework within which we are to read everything else in the Bible... Every page [in the Bible], most deeply understood, shines forth as a promise of grace to sinners in Christ.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		August 1995	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Sugar
2	c	Water plus 1 cup ice water
4		Raspberry tea bags
2		Envelopes unflavored gelatin
2	T	Fresh lemon juice
		A, 2 1/4-pound piece
		watermelon rind
		and seeds
		discarded cut into
		1/4-inch cubes and
		chilled about 3
		cups
12		Fresh mint leaves
		Mint sprigs

INSTRUCTIONS

In a saucepan bring sugar with 2 cups water to a boil over moderately
high heat and boil, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Add tea bags
and remove pan from heat. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags,
carefully squeezing any liquid in them into pan.  In small bowl
sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup ice water and let stand 1  minute to
soften. Stir gelatin mixture into hot tea over low heat  until gelatin
is dissolved completely. Remove pan from heat and stir  in remaining
3/4 cup ice water and lemon juice. Chill mixture 45  minutes, or until
thickened to the consistency of raw egg white, and  stir in watermelon
and mint leaves. Rinse six 1-cup molds in cold  water, shaking out
excess water (do not dry). Spoon mixture into  molds and chill until
set, about 2 hours.  Dip each mold into warm water to loosen and invert
gelees onto dessert  plate. Garnish gelees with mint sprigs.  Serves 6.
Gourmet August 1995  Converted by MC_Buster.  Per serving: 1048
Calories (kcal); 0g Total Fat; (0% calories from  fat); 14g Protein;
257g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 437mg Sodium  Food Exchanges: 0
Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0  Fat; 17 Other
Carbohydrates  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

A Message from our Provider:

“Misunderstood? No one understands like Jesus”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1976 Calories From Fat: 57 Total Fat: 6.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 97.5mg Potassium: 5946.8mg Carbohydrates: 500.3g Fiber: 18.4g Sugar: 435.9g Protein: 28.4g