SWEET
TART
From
the kitchen window
I
see Christmas colors
of
red and green.
A
smile beams.
Little
clusters
strung
together
there
in a row
puts
on a show.
Around
July 4th
I’ll
venture forth
with
a big bowl
to
pick red jewels.
Sweet
tart they taste,
though
some make a face.
Yum
yum
on
my tongue.
These
sweet-tart jewels plucked one by one
fill
my bowl on several summer morns.
One
day 18 cups measured out will make
ruby
jelly and a smiley face.
Then
stowed away
for
gifts someday.
A
memory
from
Judy.
What’s
sweet tart
or
tart sweet
where
I went –
it’s
currants!
(See
recipe in Chapter 7.)
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* * * *
Red
jewels are precious
as
you are precious
to
the Lord and many others too.
Their
lives are enriched because of you.
Even
if no one has ever told you so,
there
is a sure way you can daily know:
the
Bible tells you again and again.
Sometimes
all of us need reminding.
So
if no one tells you,
God's
Word will tell you:
you
are loved, chosen, precious, honored.
Here’s
a few reminders from God’s Word:
How
precious are your thoughts to me, O God!
How
vast is the sum of them!
Were
I to count them,
they
would outnumber the grains of sand.
Psalm
139:17-18
…you
are precious and honored in my sight,
and
because I love you…
Isaiah
43:4
The
Lord their God will save them on that day
as
the flock of his people.
They
will sparkle in his land
like
jewels in a crown.
How
attractive and beautiful they will be!
Zechariah
9:16-17
CURRANT
CRUNCH
but changed by my hand
with less sugar and less topping.
You’ll have a hard time stopping.
Filling:
2 cups red currants (washed and sorted over)
1 cup water
¾ cup sugar
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
In a large saucepan combine these four ingredients then bring to a boil.
Pour berry mixture into a 9x13 glass pan.
Topping:
¾ cup whole/wheat flour
¾ cup old fashioned oats
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup butter
In mixing bowl, crumble topping ingredients using whisk attachment. Sprinkle crumble on top of berries.
Bake at 350 degrees for ½ hour or until boils and crumble is slightly browned.
Serve with whipped cream if desired.
A sweet-
tart treat!
From Vol III, Life Is a Garden Party
available via Amazon.
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