A New Season - A New Purpose

Lady of Light

In the USA, we have just celebrated Labor Day which traditionally is the "last barbeque of the summer." Fall, the new season is upon us.

In Ecclesiastes 3:1, Solomon observes:

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the sun."

As we think of the new season of fall, we can pray about what purposes God may have for us during this time. I love fall. It is a beautiful season in New Jersey where I live because the trees have beautiful leaves that change colors that cannot be matched even with the palate and brush of the artist, although some do a good job. God's creation is beautiful. Just as the seasons change, so do the seasons of our life.

Just as we appreciate certain things about the seasons, we need also to appreciate each season or time in our life and see what God wants us to learn and do.

I am celebrating fall today by making some homemade soup. Interestingly, I found an old cookbook from the 1700's that someone was disgarding - it was chocked full of
Colonial recipes - lentil soup was one of them. Let me share this recipe with you so that you may enjoy it too:

Lentil Soup

1 lb. lentil beans
1 ham bone
7 slices bacon, diced
3 lg. carrots, diced
3 med. onions, diced
3 stalks of celery, thinly sliced
1 6 or 8 oz. can stewed tomatoes
1 tbsp. parsley flakes
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
3 - 31/2 qts. of water

Soak the lentils in water for 1 1/2 hours; drain. Biol the water; add the ham bone and the lentils.

In a frying pan, saute the bacon, carrots, onions and celery; add the sauteed mixture to the broth; cook until the soup thickens. Add the stewed tomatoes and seasonings. Allow the soup to simmer for 1 hour. Remove the ham bone. Serve.

Yield: 6-8 servings.

From: Historic Michie Tavern Museum
A Famous Tavern of the 1700's
"Cooking Treasures of the Past"
This is one of the oldest homesteads remaining in Virginia. The Inn now stands well-preserved on a mountain in Charlottsville, near Thomas Jeffersons beloved M
"Monticello".

Enjoy this colonial recipe.

God bless you and have a great day!

Lady of Light