Psalm 25
1 Timothy 1:1-17
Matthew 12:22-32
Proverbs 10:1-12
If we were carrying something particularly delectable from the kitchen to the tea table Auntie Clem would always remind us that her mother used to make them whistle all the way. Do not get tempted by a piece of flapjack* on the way. Auntie Clem had been a domestic science teacher though she did not really like teaching and did not teach for long. However she was and still is a good cook even though she is over 90 years old and she was and still is a very wise person- in the same way as the guy who wrote Proverbs.
I would often walk between my grandparents house and Auntie Clem's. The most direct way was "up the chimney"- a steep narrow cobbled footpath that ran between two high garden walls. Ivy overhung the walls. It would brush against your face as you rushed. There was little lighting on the back lanes which were joined by the chimney. I was told to be quick and not stop- the same sentiments really as not walking on crooked paths (verse 9). Go straight from A to B and do not wander off the beaten track.
Set your sights on eternal life and keep going in that direction.
* Auntie Clem's Flapjack Recipe
6 ozs margering (1and a half sticks)
6 ozs sugar (1 cup will do)
6 ozs rolled oats (1 and a half cups I think- I will make some this afternoon and check it out)
2 tablespoons of flour
half teaspoon baking soda (Iprobably would not use this or the flour)
2 tbs golden syrup (light corn syrup will do but you can buy golden syrup in the British section of HEB)
Melt the marg, sugar and syrup in a large pan, add the other ingredients and stir well.
Put in a well greased baking pan and bake for 30 mins at 325 degrees.
My other recipe
1 stick marg or butter
1 tbs sugar
2 tbs golden syrup (see note above)
8 ozs rolled oats (about 2 cups, I am going to check this sometime)
Heat oven to 350 degrees, grease 8x10 baking pan
Melt marg, sugar syrup in a large pan, add oats. Mix well
Pour into pan
Bake until brown
When firm cut into pieces, leave in tin until cold.
I would often walk between my grandparents house and Auntie Clem's. The most direct way was "up the chimney"- a steep narrow cobbled footpath that ran between two high garden walls. Ivy overhung the walls. It would brush against your face as you rushed. There was little lighting on the back lanes which were joined by the chimney. I was told to be quick and not stop- the same sentiments really as not walking on crooked paths (verse 9). Go straight from A to B and do not wander off the beaten track.
Set your sights on eternal life and keep going in that direction.
* Auntie Clem's Flapjack Recipe
6 ozs margering (1and a half sticks)
6 ozs sugar (1 cup will do)
6 ozs rolled oats (1 and a half cups I think- I will make some this afternoon and check it out)
2 tablespoons of flour
half teaspoon baking soda (Iprobably would not use this or the flour)
2 tbs golden syrup (light corn syrup will do but you can buy golden syrup in the British section of HEB)
Melt the marg, sugar and syrup in a large pan, add the other ingredients and stir well.
Put in a well greased baking pan and bake for 30 mins at 325 degrees.
My other recipe
1 stick marg or butter
1 tbs sugar
2 tbs golden syrup (see note above)
8 ozs rolled oats (about 2 cups, I am going to check this sometime)
Heat oven to 350 degrees, grease 8x10 baking pan
Melt marg, sugar syrup in a large pan, add oats. Mix well
Pour into pan
Bake until brown
When firm cut into pieces, leave in tin until cold.
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