Name: Whole Winter Melon Soup
Ingredients: 1 (10-inch long) winter melon; 1 Can chicken broth; 1 c Diced raw chicken breast; 1/4 c Canned lotus seeds; 1/4 c Diced virginia ham; 1/4 c Canned bamboo shoots, diced; 1/4 c Canned abalone, diced

“Am I Addicted to Television?” With the aid of this list below, allow the Holy Spirit to search your heart! 1. You call someone to videotape TV shows that are on the same time as the ones you are watching and presently videotaping yourself. 2. You watch a program with the anticipation of seeing a sinful act. 3. You enjoy the sinful scenes on the show. 4. You eat your dinner in front of the TV. 5. You neglect your spouse or family for a TV show. 6. You look forward to a TV show more than you look forward to next week’s church service? 7. You miss Wednesday evening prayer meeting for TV. 8. You begin to role play the parts you see on TV on a serious basis. 9. Your conversation is replete with TV reviews and anecdotes. 10. TV replaces your Bible reading or devotion time. 11. Family Worship has been replaced by a TV program. 12. You know more about TV than Scripture. 13. No one is allowed to speak while the TV is on. 14. You begin to start empathizing with the characters the actors are portraying. 15. You rush home so you will not miss a program. 16. You watch TV late into the night consistently. 17. When company visits, the TV remains on. 18. You disturb others on the job by discussing a TV show. 19. You yell at the TV when a certain scene unfolds. 20. You become angry when “there ain’t nothing good on TV tonight.” 21. You let TV do your thinking for you. 22. The only book you read is TV guide. 23. You turn the TV on the moment you enter a room. 24. The TV is on when you are doing your chores. 25. You do not want people to visit when your programs are scheduled to come on. 26. When people visit, you wish they would leave so you could watch your programs. 27. You laugh at the very sin which sent Christ to the cross. 28. You have every premium cable channel like HBO, Cinemax, etc. 29. You constantly flip channels with your remote control. 30. You begin to adopt ideas and attitudes contrary to Scripture. 31. You find more pleasure watching TV than being with God’s people. 32. You go nowhere but have become a couch potato.

Ken Matto

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Meats, Grains	Chinese	Soups, Chinese, Fruits	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		(10-inch long) winter melon
1		Can chicken broth
1	c	Diced raw chicken breast
1/4	c	Canned lotus seeds
1/4	c	Diced virginia ham
1/4	c	Canned bamboo shoots, diced
1/4	c	Canned abalone, diced

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash melon, slice off lid 3 in. from stem. Scoop out seeds & pulp in
center, then make tiger-teeth notches 3/4-in. deep around rim of melon.
Pare off outer skin from teeth, cut fleshy part in small pieces, use in
soup. Place melon in ovenproof bowl, set aside.
Place broth, 2 cans water, chicken breast, lotus seeds, ham, & bamboo
shoots into melon.
Pour 3 inches boiling water into bottom of deep kettle large enough to hold
the melon. Place a kitchen towel in bottom of kettle, place bowl on it,
bring up the 4 corners over melon. When done, you just lift out bowl with
melon by the corners of the towel. Cover, steam melon over medium heat 2
hrs. After 1st hr., check water level. if not at 3 in. add boiling water.
When melon is done, the white meat on its lining will be translucent. Just
before serving, add abalone, steam 1 minute. To serve soup, scoop flesh
carefully from sides of melon and ladle with broth into soup bowls. Be
careful when scooping flesh not to cut through the rind.
Temperature(s): HOT Effort: AVERAGE Time: 02:30 Source: MADAME WU'S GARDEN
Comments:  WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES Comments: WINE: DRY WHITE

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