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sugar, and salt; cut in softened butter. Mix in fruit and nuts. When yeast is good and frothy, mix in egg
nog and yeast mixture and knead, adding flour as necessary. Let rise about an hour, punch down dough,
form into a ball, and let rise again; preheat oven to 350o.
Bake approximately 30-45 minutes until done.
A festive, sweet, and light-colored bread, celebrating the return of the Sun, and the promise of next
season's harvest.
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Christmas Apple Pie
Serve with vanilla ice cream and hard sauce
Ingredients:
a. Graham cracker crust (you can make your own or use a pre-made one)
1 large egg white (slightly beaten)
b. 5 Cups fresh peeled apples
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (we generally add a bit more)
c. 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 stick melted butter (a bit over 1/3 cup)
Directions:
1. Brush egg white on crust, bake until light brown -- about 6 minutes (if store bought)
2. Combine b mix well, spoon into crust
3. Mix c put on as the top of the pie in thin sheets
4. Bake at 375 farenheit for about 50 minutes
5. Cool for about 4 hours.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Secret Doctrine of the Kabbalah
by Leonora Leet, Ph.D. © 1999
Inner Traditions
ISBN 0-89281-724-0
412 pages + Notes, Bibliography & Indexes Paperback
$19.95 (U.S.) $31.95 (Canada)
Reviewed by: Mike Gleanson
Reading this book, I kind of felt like I had walked into a movies theater part way through the film. This
is the second book in a four-book series. I have not read the preceding volume, and my knowledge of
Kabbalah is, at best, minimal, so I was sort of playing catch-up" at the beginning.
The author is a Ph.D. and professor of English which, at first blush, doesn't give any indication of a
background conducive to Kabalistic studies. She has, however, spent more than two decades
re-envisioning the Kabbalah. This amount of time spent in experiencing the Kabbalah provides a more
than adequate background for this work.
This book comprises mostly theoretical concepts whereas Reviewing the Covenant, (©1999, Inner
Traditions) complements it with the leas theoretical side of the Kabbalah.
Perhaps the approach to the Kabbalah from the inspiration of sacred geometry (a non-orthodox starting
point in many ways) is what inspired the approach used by Dr. Leet. How valid her understanding of
the study of Kabbalah is must be judged by each reader. My own level of Kabalistic understanding is
less than mediocre, thus giving me no real basis for judgment.
Her approach is, by her own admission, non-traditional. Therefore, since it runs counter to the academic
scholarship on the Kabbalah, many readers may object to her conclusions. All I can say is that a
person's conclusions are not subject to judgment until and unless they are presented as facts.
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