Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Are they serious?
I've heard about everything now. The pro-abort people now refer to abortion as a 'motherly sacrifice'! Talk about a contradiction in terms. In my 'backward opinion', being a pope-dominated, narrow minded Catholic(!), it is more a sacrificial offering on the 'altar of convenience'. Motherly sacrifice, in my way of thinking, is bringing up the children we conceive.
Last day of dessert baking until Easter!
The Schneeballen recipe called for four egg yolks so I cleared out the coconuts and almonds in the cupboard and made macaroons - my son's favorite.
I'm not off to cruise the Internet in hopes of finding the secret to making round Schneeballen!
Off to deep fry something . . .
What better way to celebrate Fat Tuesday than with deep frying something! I'm making the Schneeballen recipe I posted earlier. I had forgotten about these treat until I browsed the German site with holiday recipes. They even featured a picture of the bakery we saw while we were in Rothenburg! My son was excited about the prospect of trying to replicate the recipe today.
Our guide in Rothenburg told us about Schneeballen but was rather dismissive of them as the town did offer a multitude of tasty and unusual pastries. He said Schneeballen evolved from bakers using leftover pastry dough. We thoroughly enjoyed our sample and only wished we had purchased a few more for our breakfast the next day. Well, today, I will see what I can duplicate and, perhaps, it will bring back some vacation memories!
My son is always careful about how much he eats and if we were looking at bakeries after he had just eaten, he never wanted to buy anything. After awhile, I would just purchase a bag of goodies and he always seemed to be glad of it when we got back to the hotel and he was hungry again! Towards the end of our trip, he got the idea and would say, "Buy some for later, Mom!"
Our guide in Rothenburg told us about Schneeballen but was rather dismissive of them as the town did offer a multitude of tasty and unusual pastries. He said Schneeballen evolved from bakers using leftover pastry dough. We thoroughly enjoyed our sample and only wished we had purchased a few more for our breakfast the next day. Well, today, I will see what I can duplicate and, perhaps, it will bring back some vacation memories!
My son is always careful about how much he eats and if we were looking at bakeries after he had just eaten, he never wanted to buy anything. After awhile, I would just purchase a bag of goodies and he always seemed to be glad of it when we got back to the hotel and he was hungry again! Towards the end of our trip, he got the idea and would say, "Buy some for later, Mom!"
Something to lift the spirits today!
This information is for Catholics only. It must not to be divulged to
non-Catholics. The less they know about our rituals and top secret code words,
the better off everyone is.
AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.
BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass.
CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Parish to lip-sync.
HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.
HYMN: A song of praise usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation's range.
RECESSIONAL HYMN: The last song at Mass often sung a little more quietly, since most of the people have already left.
INCENSE: Holy Smoke!
JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to find colleges with good basketball teams.
JONAH: The original 'Jaws' story.
JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.
KYRIE ELEISON: The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize besides gyros and baklava. (for you non-Catholics it means Lord have mercy)
MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.
MANGER: Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't covered by an HMO. (Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always been rough.)
PEW: A medieval torture device still found in Catholic churches.
PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass consisting of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.
RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass led by parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.
RELICS: People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually know when to sit, kneel, and stand.
TEN COMMANDMENTS: The most important Top Ten list not given by David Letterman.
USHERS: The only people in the parish who don't know the seating capacity of a pew.
Little known facts about the Catholic Church in Las Vegas :
There are more churches in Las Vegas than casinos. During Sunday services at the offertory, some worshippers contribute casino chips as opposed to cash. Some are sharing their winnings - some are hoping to win. Since they get chips from so many different casinos, and they are worth money, the Catholic churches are required to send all the chips into the diocese for sorting. Once sorted into the respective casino chips, one junior priest takes the chips and makes the rounds to the casinos turning chips into cash. He, of course, is known as "The Chip Monk."
AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.
BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass.
CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Parish to lip-sync.
HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.
HYMN: A song of praise usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation's range.
RECESSIONAL HYMN: The last song at Mass often sung a little more quietly, since most of the people have already left.
INCENSE: Holy Smoke!
JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to find colleges with good basketball teams.
JONAH: The original 'Jaws' story.
JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.
KYRIE ELEISON: The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize besides gyros and baklava. (for you non-Catholics it means Lord have mercy)
MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.
MANGER: Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't covered by an HMO. (Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always been rough.)
PEW: A medieval torture device still found in Catholic churches.
PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass consisting of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.
RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass led by parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.
RELICS: People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually know when to sit, kneel, and stand.
TEN COMMANDMENTS: The most important Top Ten list not given by David Letterman.
USHERS: The only people in the parish who don't know the seating capacity of a pew.
Little known facts about the Catholic Church in Las Vegas :
There are more churches in Las Vegas than casinos. During Sunday services at the offertory, some worshippers contribute casino chips as opposed to cash. Some are sharing their winnings - some are hoping to win. Since they get chips from so many different casinos, and they are worth money, the Catholic churches are required to send all the chips into the diocese for sorting. Once sorted into the respective casino chips, one junior priest takes the chips and makes the rounds to the casinos turning chips into cash. He, of course, is known as "The Chip Monk."
Interesting footage from Glenn Beck who tells it like it is . . .
http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/02/20/watch-footage-from-glenns-visit-to-athens-greece/
Amazing footage taken by Glenn Beck's crew of the disaster Greece has become. A real eye-opener of what could be eventually happening to cities all over the world. Such a waste of talent and historic beauty. The Greeks and the Egyptians have countries with enough to support a booming tourist trade and they are destroying it. They might 'win' their political battles but what happens in the future?
I've been blessed to have visited both places, years ago, and am saddened to see familiar places used for battlegrounds. When a world cannot respect their history and the beauty of their artifacts, what does that leave them?
Amazing footage taken by Glenn Beck's crew of the disaster Greece has become. A real eye-opener of what could be eventually happening to cities all over the world. Such a waste of talent and historic beauty. The Greeks and the Egyptians have countries with enough to support a booming tourist trade and they are destroying it. They might 'win' their political battles but what happens in the future?
I've been blessed to have visited both places, years ago, and am saddened to see familiar places used for battlegrounds. When a world cannot respect their history and the beauty of their artifacts, what does that leave them?
Strength is in Perseverance!
In
the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins--not
through strength but by perseverance.
- H. Jackson Brown
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