Sliced, Diced and Mashed/Journeyman

Journeyman

For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

                                                                                                             …Mark 13:34

               Mix up quick and bake it soon. 

            Then you have cornbread complete.

            The best of all---

            Cornbread to eat.

           

            2 c. Indian

            1 c. sour milk

            2 good eggs, that well you beat

            2 T. of butter new

            Salt & soda, each a spoon

            1 c. of wheat

            1 c. sweet(sugar?)

               This recipe rhyme was found slipped between the pages of my old cookbook from many years ago.  I am not sure the origin, as the recipe was taken out and placed among the favorites in my recipe box.  Yellowed by the passing of years, I find it once again in hand, this time to try.  A description of how “Johnny Cake came about was written on the recipe. The “Indian” referred to is cornmeal and the “wheat” is white flour.  This is dated an early recipe for cornbread.

            The old favorite was kept in the box, mainly because of how interestingly it was put in poetic form.  In early America this was called journey cake—the recipe continues to explain.

            Most of us know this as Cornbread, while many are familiar with a mixture known as Johnny Cake.  The Johnny Cake I know of can be spooned out of the pan.  Interesting though how it was referred to as journey cake at one time, probably because it was easy travel food that would keep for a longer journey.  Years ago people knew how to travel for their long journey.  No drive through for horse and buggy back then.

            This journey referred to in our verse, is the journey the Son of man is preparing for at this moment.  He tells a parable of a man leaving his house, (earth) taking a far journey (to heaven), but leaves servants to keep watch over his place.  I noticed here, Christ doesn’t refer to it as His home, but knows heaven is home.  Verse 35-37 He commands them to watch for Him for they know not what hour He will return.  Be ready morning, noon, or night for ye know not when that time will be.

            Prepare your Journey cake, making a quick check to see if your house is in order for His return. Especially, do you know Christ as your Savior? If you do, you too can just call this place your house, because your real home is heaven. Notice house is a temporary, earthly dwelling place, where home is eternal and permanent; the true home to our Father.  This eternal dwelling place is offered to us when we accept His Son Jesus, as the only way to journey with Him, for eternity.

             Are you ready to go? Actually, no Journey cake needed for this trip. The trip will be quick, in a twinkling of an eye.