T.J.I.F.A.

 

THANK JESUS IT  FRIDAY AGAIN!
PASS IT ON. . .& ON. . . &ON. . .& ON.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2006

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND GLORIOUS THANKSGIVING!

 

SUBJECT:   THANKSGIVING  (AN EDITORIAL)
DO YOU BELIEVE IT?  THANKSGIVING IS HERE.  IT ONLY SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY THAT I WAS WRITING TO YOU AND TELLING YOU TO HAVE A WONDERFUL EASTER; SUMMER; AND FALL.  TIME IS MOVING WITH QUICKNESS THAT I’VE NEVER APPRECIATED IN THE PAST.  (MAYBE WE’RE GETTING OLD?)  AS IT MAY BE, WE MUST PREPARE OUR HEARTS TO BE MORE GRATEFUL THAN EVER BEFORE.  THIS IS THE ONLY HOLIDAY THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYONE CELEBRATES.  YOU CAN’T  HELP BUT BE THANKFUL.  ENJOY!

 

NOTEWORTHY:  A BASKET OF LOVE

 

TJIFA  BOOK SHELF:  THE BOOK OF MATTHEW

 

FRIDAY’S  WORD:  THANKSGIVING

 

IN THE MIRROR: FROM MY HEART, TO YOUR’S;  READ ON:

 

O TASTE AND SEE!  YELLOW POTATO SALAD WHAT MAKES IT YELLOW?  ENJOY!

 

LOOKING FORWARD

 

SEE YA NEXT TIME!

 

TJIFA STAFF

 

 

 

THANKSGIVING
(EDITORIAL)

 

Dear Readers,
What are you thankful for?  To whom do you give thanks?  Did you know that we are commanded to give thanks?  (PSALMS 50:14, 15; “14Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,15and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” NIV)
Did you know that Thanksgiving also has a voice?  (JONAH 2: 9;  “9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed.”   THANKSGIVING magnifies GOD, and this I know, Readers, when GOD is magnified, all the cares of this world must drop off because the standard has been raised through Praise and Thanksgiving to Almighty GOD.  (PSALMS 69:30; “I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.” NIV)

 

Thanksgiving was always a wonderful time of the year.  We, children looked forward to the large turkey and the ham being in the middle of the table, and all the family participation. (PSALMS 35:18; “I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise Thee amongst much {strong} people.”)

 

The tradition, in our family, consisted of bringing out the most beautiful linen, silver, table ware, and the largest serving platters.  Thanksgiving was the holiday that everyone joined together and gave thanks to GOD, before beginning to eat. (JOHN 6:11; “And Jesus took the loaves; and when He had given thanks He distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down . . .”)   We would gather around the well set table, with food almost running over the sides; and the buffet was always loaded with beautiful desserts. 

 

We knew that we would have to report to the family what we were thankful for, and pray a short prayer with a memorized scripture.  (PSALMS 95:2; “Let us come before His Presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with Psalms.”)  That seemed to be the MOST DIFFICULT part, because no matter how hard you had tried to remember what you were thankful for; the call of that synchronized feast, replaced the scripture memorization and your recollection about past thankful situations. (ROMANS 7:25; “I thank GOD through Jesus Christ our LORD.    So then with the mind I myself serve the law of GOD; but with the flesh the law of sin.”)  Where has that tradition gone?  I realize that we still have feasts on Thanksgiving; but is the sanctity there?  Are you just throwing food down the esophagus, into the gut, and to the drought?

 

I can also remember some Thanksgivings in which we had very little ; but some- one would come and bring a box of food that always contained the ‘fixings’ for a wonderful ‘THANKSGIVING DINNER’.  We saw it happen, more than once.  Our eyes would light up in anticipation of having that wonderful meal.  The strange thing was that even though we had no money or means to BUY Thanksgiving, my Mother trusted GOD for everything.  I recall some of her friends saying “That’s no way to live.”  I didn’t hear her say it, but I can imagine her thinking . . . “Faith is, by far, the ONLY way to live.  There is no life without FAITH!”  THANKS MOM!  

 

The silver spoon was passed to me, and we added to the tradition the bread and the wine.  (Communion; “As oft as you do this do it in remembrance of Me.”) 

 

The youngsters are all gone now, and they’re making traditions of their own.  We settle back with a turkey breast dressing and gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, corn, and potato salad.   One dessert suffices us.  The one thing that we are sure to have is the Bread and the Wine, and we talk about all the Thanksgivings that we were so blessed to have had.  Yes.  The table is well set; because we dine and commune with our Special Guest, the KING of KINGS. 
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2006 is coming to a fast close for TJIFA publications.  We haven’t taken the usual breaks in the spring, summer or the winter.   We have a few large projects that are waiting for our attention, and this winter will be the appointed time to give them credence, bringing them from the back burner to the light of completion.  

 

We did some new things this year; they were aimed at getting our reader population engaged and dynamic.  Testimony Time has been used by a few of you, and we KNOW there are more testimonies than those which we were able to publish.

 

We’ve had a wonderful time sharing with you, and hearing from you, individually via phone and in person. What we do here is an act of love and a response to the great commission to take the Gospel into the entire world.  (Matthew 28:18-20) 
Our main and most poignant goal is to bring light into darkness.  We depend and rely on all of you to “pass it on” and tell someone about our LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS Christ.  Are you doing that?            

 

This Newsletter, November 24, 2006, is the last issue for this year.  You will receive a Christmas Card from TJIFA, and then our presses will be closed until February, 2007. 

 

TJIFA Newsletter Staff

 

Since we now know that THANKSGIVING is commanded by our most HOLY GOD, and we also know that THANKSGIVING has a voice, and we truly know that THANKSGIVING magnifies the LORD.  It would behoove us to lift up our voices in thanksgiving like a trumpet in Zion, and give THANKS TO GOD. 

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, KEEP…

 

LOOKING FORWARD

 

SEE YA NEXT TIME

 

TER

 

NOTEWORTHY:  LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF;

 

THANKSGIVING IN A BASKET
(GIVE AWAY)

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

1 10 POUND TURKEY
CORN BREAD MIX (LIKE WHITE LILLY OR AUNT JEMIMA OR EVEN
JIFFY)
1 DOZEN EGGS
2 CANS OF CRANBERRY SAUCE
1 SMALL BAG ONIONS
5 POUND BAG OF WHITE POTATOES
FOUR OR FIVE SWEET POTATOES
2 LARGE CANS OF CORN
2 LARGE CANS OF GREEN BEANS OR MIXED VEGETABLES
1 BOX CAKE MIX & 1 BOX CAKE ICING

 

THIS GIFT OF LOVE WILL COST APPROXIMATELY FIFTY DOLLARS.  WOULDN’T IT BE GOOD IF YOU AND A FRIEND COULD PUT IT TOGETHER AND MAKE A SMALL FAMILY FEEL THE LOVE OF GOD THIS THANKSGIVING?  STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND TRY IT.  YOUR MEAL WILL TASTE A LOT BETTER.  GOD BLESS YOU!
TER

 

TJIFA’S BOOK SHELF:  

 

THE HOLY BIBLE
MATTHEW, THE GOSPEL OF The opening book of the New Testament which appropriately begins with the declaration, “the book ... of Jesus Christ.” When we begin reading this book today, we should, however, have in mind its ending (28:18-20). Matthew’s purpose was to show that Jesus had the power to command His disciples to spread His gospel throughout all the world.
Matthew 28:16-20 is the scene of the resurrected Jesus meeting His disciples on a hill in Galilee. Jesus immediately declared his absolute authority: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (NIV). The disciples would be reminded of many experiences during Jesus’ ministry that proved His authority. Now with this knowledge of the resurrection, it was evident to them that He had received His authority from God. Jesus then gave the disciples a Commission to “make disciples of all nations” (NIV). A disciple is (1) one who willingly becomes a learner of the
Master’s teaching and seeks to follow His example by implementing His teaching, and (2) who passes on to others what one has learned. Hearing Jesus’ command, the disciples recalled His teaching and fellowship. Now they were called on to carry forward His mission. Jesus said they would make disciples as they went away from their meeting with Him. Their activities would include baptizing new disciples into the lordship of Jesus. This is the original commitment. The disciples would pass on to others all that Jesus taught them. In telling this story, Matthew emphasized that Jesus (1) has total authority, (2) His teachings must be transmitted, (3) and His message is for all people. If we, the modern readers, will keep these three themes in mind as we read the Gospel from the beginning, we will discover that the author shows us how Jesus demonstrated His authority, the teachings He employed, and His concern for all nations.
The Gospel is easily divided into seven sections: a beginning and an end with five teaching sections between. Because of this, Matthew has been recognized for its emphasis on the teachings of Jesus.
Matthew 1:1-4:25 opens the Gospel with the royal genealogy and builds to the proclamation of God in 3:17: “This is my beloved Son.” The genealogies confirm Jesus’ authoritative, kingly lineage and remind the reader of His relation to all nations by mentioning Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and the wife of a Hittite. The wise men (Gentiles) came seeking the King of the Jews (2:2). The angel affirmed Jesus’ divine nature to Joseph. The child received a messianic name (1:18-23). Joseph took the holy family to Gentile territory (Egypt) to escape the threats of Herod. When Jesus came to John for baptism, the voice from heaven proclaimed Him as God’s Son. As God’s Son, Jesus had the authority and power to confront Satan and overcome. Jesus then went to Galilee of the Gentiles (4:15) to begin His public ministry. This opening section makes it obvious that Jesus is designated by God to be the Messiah with authority—for all nations.
Matthew 5:1-7:29 is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount. It should be called the Teaching from the Mount since that is what the text calls it (5:2). While teaching and preaching overlap, teaching emphasizes the essential principles which must be passed on to maintain the discipline or movement at hand. Jesus gave His essential doctrine in this teaching. He stressed the importance of His commandments in 5:19; emphasized the authoritative nature of His teachings by declaring: “But I say unto you” (5:22, 28, 32, 39, 44); and was recognized by the crowds as a Teacher with authority (7:28-29). Matthew presented Jesus as an authoritative Teacher. When the disciples went out to teach, they knew what to teach. When a believer goes out to teach today, he can refer to Matthew’s Gospel.
Matthew 8:1-10:42 opens with a series of ten miracles demonstrating Jesus’ authority over disease, natural catastrophes, demons, and death. What He had demonstrated verbally in the teachings on the Mount, Jesus acted in displays of power. His disciples wondered “that even the winds and sea obey him!” (8:27), and the crowds stood amazed that He had the authority to forgive sins (9:8). Ministry to a Gentile centurion is in this section also. After demonstrating His power, Jesus gave authority to His disciples to go out and heal and teach as He had done (10:1), thus preparing them for their final Commission in 28:18-20. By continuing the emphasis on authority, teaching, and Gentiles, Jesus prepared His immediate disciples for their task after His death. Matthew continues to teach later generations of believers about Jesus’ power and concern for all mankind.
Matthew 11:1-13:52 shows various people reacting to Jesus’ authority. Various responses are noted in chapter 11, including Jesus’ thanksgiving that the “babes” understand (vv. 25-30). When the leaders rejected Jesus’ authority in chapter 12, Matthew implied that Jesus would go to the Gentiles by quoting Isaiah the prophet (12:18-21). Jesus continued His teaching in parables to those who were willing to listen (13:10-13). So when Jesus commissioned His disciples to go into all the world and teach, they were aware that he had already begun the movement by His example in His earthly ministry.
Matthew 13:53-18:35 opens with the story of Jesus’ teaching in the synagogue in Nazareth. The people had the same response to Jesus’ teaching as the crowds did at the end of the Sermon on the mount. They were astonished (compare 13:54; 7:28). Although Jesus presented His authoritative teaching, His hometown people rejected it (13:57). His disciples accepted Him (14:33), and so did the Gentile woman (15:22). Again, Jesus taught authoritatively and related to Gentiles.
Matthew 19:1-25:46 makes the transition from Galilee to Jerusalem. Jesus dramatically presented His kingly authority by His triumphal entry into Jerusalem (21:1-9) and by cleansing the Temple (21:10-17). Then, while He was teaching, the chief priests and elders challenged Him saying, “By what authority doest thou these things?” (21:23). Jesus answered with parables and other teachings (21:28-22:46). Jesus warned the people about the examples of the Pharisees and Sadducees (23:1-38). He then concentrated His teaching only on His disciples (24:1-25:46). They could recall this when He commanded them to teach what He taught. The modern believer must also hear what Jesus taught and teach it to others.
Matthew 26:1-28:20 has no teaching situations, but it tells of the conspiracy ending in Jesus’ execution. In the midst of the trial scene Jesus was asked if He was the Messiah. Jesus responded by affirming His authority: “Thou hast said” (26:64). Pilate, a Gentile, recognized Jesus’ kingly authority, placarding over the cross: “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS” (27:37). The Gentile centurion proclaimed: “Truly this was the Son of God” (27:54). As in the birth story, so in the end, the author stressed Jesus’ divine, kingly authority and emphasized the inclusion of the Gentiles.
When the resurrected Lord declared His authority to His disciples in 28:18, they understood because they had seen His authority displayed as they lived with Jesus. When modern readers come to 28:18, they understand because Matthew has shown us Jesus’ authority from the beginning. When Jesus commanded His disciples to make other disciples by teaching all that He taught them, they knew what to teach; and we modern believers know what Jesus intended because we know Matthew’s record of His teaching. When Jesus included baptizing, they realized it was the sign of commitment to discipleship, and so do we. When Jesus assured His disciples that He would be with them even to the ends of the earth, the disciples understood because already Jesus had included all people in His ministry.
As we read through the seven sections summarized above, we should also note that Matthew presented Jesus as the “Son of God,” a term that appears twenty-three times in the Gospel of Matthew. While the virgin birth story affirms Jesus’ sonship, the quotation from Hosea 11:1 (Matt. 2:15) confirms it. Twice God proclaimed Jesus’ sonship: at His baptism (3:17) and at the transfiguration (17:5). Peter confessed it (16:16). Jesus attested to His sonship in the Lord’s prayer (6:9), His thanksgiving to God (11:25-26), and the Garden of Gethsemane (26:39). The author wanted the reader to be aware that Jesus, the Son of God, is the One crucified on the cross; so Jesus called out to “my God” from the cross (27:46), and a Gentile centurion confessed that the dying One is “truly ... the Son of God” (27:54).
Matthew wanted the reader to be aware that forgiveness of sins comes through the death of the divine Son of God. The angel had told Joseph that Jesus would “save his people from their sins” (1:21). Jesus Himself had assured His disciples that His destiny was “to give his life a ransom for many” (20:28). Jesus left behind a continuing reminder of His role in the forgiveness of sins when He instituted the Lord’s Supper. “This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins” (26:28).
It is impossible to know the exact date when the Gospel of Matthew was written. Some contemporary writers date it as early as A.D. 60; some, as late as A.D. 95. The place of writing was probably some place along the coast of Phoenicia or Syria such as Antioch. This is because of Matthew’s several references to Gentiles, a reference to Phoenicia and Syria, and the terms (in the Greek text) used for coins (17:24, 27). Although the Gospel nowhere identifies the author and many modern Bible students point to a complex history of editing and collecting sources, Matthew, the tax collector, the son of Alphaeus has been identified as the author since the second century. See Matthew.
FROM HOLMAN’S BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

FRIDAY’S WORD:  “THANKSGIVING” 

 

THANKSGIVING 1. Gratitude directed towards God (except Luke 17:9; Acts 24:3; Rom. 16:4), generally in response to God’s concrete acts in history. Thanksgiving was central to Old Testament worship. Sacrifice and offerings were to be made not grudgingly but with thanksgiving (Ps. 54:6; Jonah 2:9). The psalmist valued a song of thanksgiving more than sacrifice (Ps. 69:30-31). David employed Levites “to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord” (1 Chron. 16:4; also 23:30; Neh. 12:46). Pilgrimage to the Temple and Temple worship were characterized by thanksgiving (Pss. 42:4; 95:2; 100:4; 122:4). Thankfulness was expressed: for personal (Ps. 35:18) and national deliverance (Ps. 44:7-8); for God’s faithfulness to the covenant (Ps. 100:5); and for forgiveness (Ps. 30:4-5; Isa. 12:1). All creation joins in offering thanks to God (Ps. 145:10). See Psalms.
Thanksgiving is a natural element of Christian worship (1 Cor. 14:16-17) and is to characterize all of Christian life (Col. 2:7; 4:2). Early Christians expressed thanks: for Christ’s healing ministry (Luke 17:16); for Christ’s deliverance of the believer from sin (Rom. 6:17-18; 7:25); for God’s indescribable gift of grace in Christ (2 Cor. 9:14-15; 1 Cor. 15:57; compare Rom. 1:21); and for the faith of fellow Christians (Rom. 1:8).
2. Epistolary thanksgiving: An element in the opening of a typical Greek letter. All of the Pauline Letters with the exception of Galatians begin with a thanksgiving. See Letters.
FROM: HOLMAN’S BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

IN THE MIRROR:
As I begin this article, my heart is already missing you  due to the absence period while TJIFA takes a much needed  break. While preparing to be separated from you during our sabbatical, I desired in the Lord Jesus Christ to leave with you unmistakable words that will continue to stimulate, motivate, and be an encouragement to you in your Christian walk. You who read this are either friends, family, loved ones, or just believers in the Body of Christ. Whoever you are, and wherever  you are, the greatest need you face today is the need to know the truth of God’s Word and how it will so impact your life now and forever.

 

Many times  this year I’ve written to you about ‘the simple message of the gospel.’ Prayerfully, this is what God has given me in my readings and studies in order to bring you, and to pass along to you quality material that you won’t have to doubt or wonder if your are not on the most important journey you will ever be aware of.

 

J. Michael Feazell’s article in ‘Plain Truth’ helped me settle something I’ve often wondered about in an area of the Bible, and maybe you have also. “ . . .Bible prophecy is not about our knowing the future; it’s about our knowing Jesus Christ.  . . .  (1st Peter 1: 10-12) . . . Here’s the scoop, straight from Peter to us:
1. The Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit, is the source of prophecy.
2. The purpose of prophecy was to predict the death, resurrection, and the reign of Jesus Christ.
3. When you’ve heard the gospel, you’ve heard all there is to know about prophecy.
 And what did Peter expect his readers (us) to do with this information? Just this: ‘Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hopes fully on the grace given you when Jesus Christ is revealed’ (verse 13). To set our minds on that grace is to live out the ‘new birth’ (verse 3), in faith (verse 7), as we ‘love on another deeply, from the heart’ (verse 22).
 Wait a minute, you say. What about the book of Revelation? Revelation predicts the future, doesn’t it?  No. Not in the way prophecy addicts think it does.
 Revelation’s picture of the future is simply that someday Jesus will come, and  everyone who receives Him with joy will share in His kingdom and everyone who opposes Him will be left with nothing. The book of Revelation is a call to never give up in the service of your Lord, even if it kills you, because you’re safe in His loving hands— regardless of what the seemingly never-ending parade of evil systems, governments and people might do to you.
 Bible prophecy, including the book of Revelation, is about Jesus Christ— who He is, what He’s done and the simple fact that He will return. In the light of that truth— the gospel truth— prophecy entails a call to ‘live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God’ (2nd Peter 3:11-12). . . .”
Note: Helpful to read the whole 1st Peter 1st Chapter  for a better understanding of what Feazell is making his references to.  SLC

 

It is in the sincerity of such writers that we are able to have such ‘grey areas’ of our understanding of the Bible illuminated with the truthfulness of God’s servant. It helped clear up a lot of questions for me, and I hope you were able to relate also.
Read on . . .
In addition to what has already been shared, Moody, in ‘Today in the Word’ makes this comment: “Eschatology— the study of end times— has long been a hot topic. Bookstore shelves groan under the weight of all the writing done to explore the subject. While it’s appropriate to explore the Bible’s teaching in detail, some people have become distracted by trying to predict the future rather than endeavoring to live a godly life in the present. As we continue studying what the Bible teaches about heaven, ask the Holy Spirit to give you the desire and the guidance to live in a way the pleases Him now.”

 

If you are not in this area where this had been hindering your Christian walk, I think that’s good. Prophesy has a very important role in the Bible, but it’s not for the purpose for us to think we can determine our own fate in what end we find ourselves.

 

Our  next observation is about Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), he was a  Russian physiologist and Nobel laureate, best known for his studies of reflex behavior.
This was taken from Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2006.:
Classical conditioning was discovered by accident in the early 1900s by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov. Pavlov was studying how saliva aids the digestive process. He would give a dog some food and measure the amount of saliva the dog produced while it ate the meal. After the dog had gone through this procedure a few times, however, it would begin to salivate before receiving any food. Pavlov reasoned that some new stimulus, such as the experimenter in his white coat, had become associated with the food and produced the response of salivation in the dog. Pavlov spent the rest of his life studying this basic type of associative learning, which is now called classical conditioning or Pavlovian conditioning.

 

All of us accepted Jesus Christ with either little or no understanding of the fulness of what it means to be ‘saved.’ How you ‘first’ learned Him has much to do with how you relate to Him today. All our thoughts are ‘natural,’ or ‘carnal’ before coming to the Lord Jesus Christ, and it’s difficult for us to admit as to how much we’ve been ‘conditioned’ to think, act, and look like the world, and the environment in which we  live. The study may refer to the experiment with the dog, but who can deny in their heart that man is susceptible, or you can say, a victim of, this same symptom or process of ‘associative learning.’
 Long before the early 1900s or physiology was ever heard or thought of, God had already worked things out for your life and mine when we would come face to face with our greatest need. He gave us His only Begotten Son Jesus, knowing that when mankind would cry out for the truth, and the powers of darkness had to be broken,  the Blood that was shed on Calvary’s Cross would be more than enough.

 

If anyone fails to acknowledge, and attempt to understand the real meaning and importance of the written Word of God, they are putting their entire future at risk.

 

Listen to D. L. Moody: “I just as much believe that a man has got to be born from above before he wants to go to heaven as I believe I exist. Take an unregenerated man  and put him under the shadow of the tree of life, and it would be hell to him. Take the carnal man, and put him on the crystal pavements of heaven, and it would be hell to him. Man has got to have a divine nature before he will want to go to heaven.”

 

I want to say, in closing; Christians, and non-Christians alike are guilty of the pull of the flesh and our human experiences getting in the way of our faith in God. The Christian life is supposed to be guided by sound Biblical principles, and the Holy Spirit who comes to live inside the life of every Born Again believer.
While we all want to defend our rights to be different, the Bible calls for us to have one Faith, and that is in the Person of Jesus Christ. Once we allow Him into our lives, He brings the Body together in perfect harmony and unison.
I want to love you just a little deeper right now. Love you enough to tell you this . . When you read the Word of God, or listen to the truth,[and only truth] do you secretly oppose or reject it on the basis that, “God knows how I am!” Well, I’d like to try and explain something to you. . . The power has gone out of the church and out of the people of God because more people are more interested in how much God is going to “Bless” them, then how much God is going to “Change” them. The Christian life is all about ‘change,’ and until you’re willing to let Jesus change your whole way of living, you’ll never experience what it’s like to live above the point where you are right now. He always takes a ‘nothing’[me] and makes it into a ‘something’[Him].
Here’s what I want you to do. Get your Bible; turn it to Matthews 5:8; Read it over and over, and over again. Here’s what God said, “IF YOU CAN’T SEE HIM NOW, THERE WILL BE NO REASON TO SEE HIM AFTER YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR LIFE DENYING HIM ACCESS THROUGH HIS SON.”   God Bless,  SLC 
O TASTE AND SEE!
YELLOW POTATO SALAD
(WHAT MAKES IT YELLOW?)

 

INGREDIENTS:  SERVES 6 TO 10
5 POUND BAG OF POTATOES (IDAHO) WASHED; CUBED; AND BOILED – DRAIN AND SET ASIDE. 
1 LARGE JAR KRAFT SALAD DRESSING (OR YOU MAY PREFER MAYONNAISE).
1/3 CUP HONEY MUSTARD
1 TBLSP. CURRY POWDER; 1 TBLSP. THYME; 1 TBLSP. TURMERIC.
OREGANO & BASIL (SPRINKLED)
BLACK PEPPER & SALT TO TASTE.

 

2 MEDIUM ONIONS CHOPPED OR DICED
½ GREEN PEPPER CHOPPED
6 HARD BOILED EGGS CHOP UP 5 & LEAVE ONE SLICED LENGTH WISE TO GARNISH TOP
DILL PICKLED CUBES; SWEET PICKLED CUBES; SLICED BLACK OLIVES (SLICED GREEN OLIVES WITH PIMENTO, IF YOU LIKE THAT TASTE.) 
IMITATION BACON BITS OR PAPRIKA TO GARNISH

 

DIRECTIONS:
IN A LARGE BOWL, DUMP LARGE JAR OF SALAD DRESSING & HONEY MUSTARD; MIX TOGETHER WELL. 
ADD ALL SEASONINGS STIR UNTIL SMOOTH. (THE COLOR WILL BE YELLOW.) 
TO THIS MIXTURE ADD ONIONS; GREEN PEPPER; BOILED EGGS; ALL CUBED PICKLES AND ALL OLIVES. 
STIR IT UP. 
ADD COOLED WHITE POTATOES, TURNING ENOUGH TO COVER ALL POTATOES. 
SMOOTH OUT THE TOP OF YOUR SALAD; CLEAN EDGES OF BOWL FOR APPEARANCE SAKE; SPRINKLE BACON BITS AND PLACE THE SLICED EGG ON THE SIDES IN ASYMMETRICAL PLACES. 

 

THIS IS A DISH THAT YOU WILL BE PROUD TO SERVE.  DON’T THROW THE RECIPE AWAY. SAVE IT FOR CHRISTMAS. 
HAPPY THANKSGIVING.  DON’T FORGET TO GIVE THANKS!  ENJOY! 
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