Since recipe-posting is are a welcome and pleasant diversion at Dkos, I thought I would post this Friday-afternoon link to the
wierdest Fundie/recipe site I've ever seen. The idea (if that is the right term) behind the 'Bible Recipes' page seems to be that kids can learn about Christian theology by getting busy in the kitchen. The recipes are pretty unappetizing on the whole, and the often strange use of marshmallows makes me wonder whether the theology is a bit half-baked. But for lovers of kitchen kitsch, it's definitely worth a good perusal. Below the break I post bits of the truly mind-boggling recipe for Easter Story Cookies ("reinforce the story of Jesus crucifixion with these wonderful cookies").
Here is the Easter Story Cookies recipe in full. I am not making this up (highlighting is mine):
To be made the evening before Easter
1cup whole pecans
1tsp vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 cup sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300 degrees (this is important, don't wait till you're half done with the recipe!)
Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was Beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1tsp vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross, He was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.
So far, the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup sugar.
Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60.
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66.
GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matthew 28:1-9.
I'd think the kids would have pleasant dreams, after torturing Jesus and then sealing him into an oven, but then maybe the homeschooling crowd knows best.
There's plenty more lunacy like that. I don't want to spoil it for you by quoting any more, so just enjoy yourselves. You might start with the Resurrection Rolls. Gold stars to everybody who actually tries a recipe out.