Oh my - Facebook is addictive, isn't it? I was on it for over an hour - just making comments and reading!! Now I am behind the eight ball (what does that really mean?) because I had determined I would start getting into bed earlier than 12:00! Today was a good day and I hope it was for you too! I have this fun little book written in 1991 - information doesn't sound old - but my goodness - the book is almost 20 years ago. Just think babies born in 1990 are almost old enough to vote! Scary!! Just can't believe time flies that fast -- almost faster than the speed of sound! Back to what I was saying -- the book is: "A Southern Belle Primer" and although it is almost 20 years old - it still speaks to us! Very close to the front of the book is something we must all remember: It is entitled "WHO ARE YOUR PEOPLE" "Remember to be very careful of who you talk about around here. Everybody in the South is kin to each other. No matter who you bring up, you're bound to be insulting somebody's aunt, uncle, or third cousin twice removed." (Advise to a Southern Belle from Up North.) Now tell me -- where else have you read about "Gossip?" I believe we've seen that in the Bible - haven't we?? What about in Proverbs 11:12 "A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret." Or - Proverbs 16:28 "a perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends." Also there is 2 Corinthians 12:20 "For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, GOSSIP, arrogance and disorder." So whether we are "Southern Belles" or just Christian women or men (Sadly - I've found men like to gossip too!)_ we need to not talk about others unless we can say something good! Now I am preaching to myself too!
I will give you some more from the Southern Belle Primer later on. All week I have stewed over something that is really bothering me. I've heard that some churches are not going to allow their youth to participate in LTC (Leadership Training for Christ) because as one church put it: "we don't believe it goes along with the Bible!" How wrong can they be? Maybe if whomever (youth director, Sunday school teacher or parent) waits until the last month or minute and throw something together --that might be true. I can only speak for what I've seen at Shiloh. They start talking about LTC before Christmas and then immediately after Christmas they start having classes -- studing the Bible and the scripture chosen - this year it is 2nd Samuel 22:32 "FOR WHO IS GOD BESIDES THE LORD? AND WHO IS THE ROCK EXCEPT OUR GOD?" Now tell me -- how does that not go along with the BIble??? So your trying to tell me that when you have children studing the Bible - thinking and discussing the scripture and then figuring out how best to relate that to others - they are not going along with the Bible??? I am so thankful we are associated with a church that wants to promote an understanding of God's Word and have our youth engaged in studing, discusing, and sharing God's word.
Oh yes - cooking that is what my blog is about! My -- I do get distracted but as long as it is for God's cause -- I can't apologize. I do have some
information you may or may not know -- do you know how to peel tomatoes without carefully using a knife and always getting off more peel than just the skin? Well - get a pot of boiling water, place the tomatoes into the boiling water for only about three minutes, remove from the boiling water and place in cold water. The skin will literally fall off into your hand. You can do the same thing with peaches!
Can you hardly wait for springtime? I can actually think about fresh blueberries, blackberries, peaches and the saliva actually starts to form in my mouth. Strawberries are usually plentiful this time of the month. I remember when I was younger - we always had strawberries and angel food cake for either my dad's birthday or mine - both in February -- and now the berries are still very expensive and clogged with water from the torrential rains in California and Mexico. So - we must wait patiently for the wonderful fresh taste of homegrown fruit!!! Everytime I go by a blueberry field I get excited!
A fun recipe I have for you tonight sounds impossible but it really is good:
PEANUT BUTTER FRITO CANDY
10 OZ. bag regular size Fritos
1-1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 cups corn syrup
1-1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
11 regular size milk chocolate bars
SPray 10x15 baking sheet (or cookie sheet) with Pam or store brand, Spread Fritos across bottom of pan. Heat sugar and corn syrup together until boiling. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until smooth. Pour hot mixture over Fritos. Lay chocolate bars in a layer over hot surface. Let sit for a few minutes until chocolate is melted. (Can put in over briefly to help melt chocolate if necessary!" Spread chocolate with knife until layer is smooth. Let cool completely before cutting into squares. TRY IT AND BE SURPRISED AT HOW GOOD IT IS!!!
That's it for tonight. Have a blessed evening's rest and see you tomorrow - if it is God's will!!!
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