Scripture Cake

Above is my trusty, very old Green and Gold Cookbook, twenty sixth edition, that my mum received when she was first married. It cost 10/6, which would have been 10 shillings and sixpence, and it was purchased from the Beck Book Co. Ltd, New and Secondhand Bookseller, 17-19 Pulteney Street, Adelaide. It is a little the worse for wear, but it has been used constantly for over half a century, and has some of the best tried and true recipes in it, one of which is: ~

Scripture Cake

• Four and a half cups 1 Kings, iv chapter, 22nd verse
• one and a half cups Judges, v chapter, 25th verse, last clause
• two cups Jeremiah, vi chapter, 20th verse
• two cups 1 Samuel, xxx chapter, 12th verse,
• one cup Numbers, xvii chapter, 8th verse
• half cup Judges iv chapter, 19th verse
• two tablespons 1 Samuel xiv chapter, 25th verse
• six eggs, Jeremiah xvii chapter, 11th verse
• two tablespoons Amos iv chapter, 5th verse
• pinch of salt Leviticus ii chapter, 13th verse
• spice to taste 1 Kings x chapter, 10th verse

Follow Solomon’s rule for making a good boy, and you will have an excellent cake: Proverbs xxiii, chapter, verses 1 to 14.

-A.C., Georgetown – Green and Gold Cookbook

Hymn and Scripture Verse for December

MY SAVIOUR

I’ve a Saviour, kind and tender,

I’ve a Saviour full of grace;

And a smile of winning sweetness

Ever beams upon His face:

In my heart’s shrine of affection

He shall hold the highest place.

Refrain

How I love Him! How I love Him!

Since for me He bled and died;

How I love Him! Yes, I love Him

More than all the world beside.

For my sake He came from Heaven

To this world of sin and shame;

Bore my guilt, tho’ He was guiltless,

And tho’ blameless, took my blame:

Can I ever cease to love Him,

And His goodness to proclaim?

Refrain

Tho’ I’ve often been unworthy,

He has constant been, and true;

Tho’ I wronged Him, He forgave me

When I would my vows renew;

Tho’ I spurned Him, He with kindness

My rebellious heart did woo.

Refrain

I’ve a Savior, kind and tender,

He would be your Savior, too;

Will you not accept the pardon

Which He freely offers you?

Take Him now as your Redeemer,

Earth has not a friend so true.

Refrain

My husband chose this month’s hymn, and I think that he has done an excellent job. Our new memory verse for this month is Luke 1: 46-55, and this beautiful hymn or poem is known as “The Magnificat”.

The Importance of Scriptures