1 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup apple butter
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup maple syrup
Directions
Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer until bubbly.
Makes 2 1/4 cups of sauce.
Servings: 6 servings
Apple & Raisin Sauce Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Apple; Fruit; Sauce
The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to follow the history of written cooking instructions way back into distant history, at least as far back as the Egyptians, and quite possibly further than that. In practice though, generally, these early recipes were just basic pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
The truth of the matter is, the oldest recipe discovered so far, according to food historians is a series of stone tablets in Sumerian which describe the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made anyone who tried it feel blissful. As we move into Roman times around 25BC a roman called Apicius assembled a few documents detailing recipes cooked by wealthy Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and afters, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. This early Roman chef recounts how the Roman cooks used many spices, including a few that will be familiar to modern cooks such as thyme, mint and asafoetida. Moving on, there were two recipe books from the fourteenth century ; a book called `Forme of Cury`, and another named `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these are nothing to do with the curry that is served today, but rather descriptions of the types of meals enjoyed by the rich people of that period. Later, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought back many foods, spices and herbs from Arab cuisine, including parsley and basil. These new culinary innovations prompted a surge in manuscripts on food, the majority of which are now in academic collections. By the advent of the 1900s, cookery publications were in great demand, due to higher levels of literacy, more leisure time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Apple & Raisin Sauce recipe.
