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Someone sent this to me.  If you use red wine vinegar (which is, after
all, probably closest to what they gave Jesus to drink) this will be
gluten-free.  I have not tried it, but will this Easter.

Sherri Miller
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I clean quarterly.  Next session is in three weeks.
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Ingredients:

  1 c. whole pecans
  1 tsp. vinegar
  3 egg whites
  pinch salt
  1 c. sugar
  zipper baggie
  wooden spoon
  tape
  Bible

  Preheat oven to 300  F.  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 1 tsp. 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 Luke23:27.

  So far the ingredients are not very appetizing.  Add 1
c. 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 Ps. 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 Isa.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 Matt. 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 Matt. 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 Resurrection morning, open the oven and give
everyone a  cookie.  Notice the cracked surface and take a
bite.  The cookies are hollow!

On the first Resurrection day Jesus' followers were
amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read Matt.  28:1-9.

  HE HAS RISEN!

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