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
We are able to read the history of meal recipes way back into history, at least as far back into history as the early Egyptians, and maybe even further. However, sadly, these old records were just simple hieroglyphic recipes for preparing meals.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to Professor Solomon Katz, are some stone tablets in Sumerian which describe the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making anyone who tried it feel `wonderful`. During the time of the Romans a man called Apicius created a number of documents which described recipes prepared by wealthy roman citizens. In his publication, he tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into hors d`oeuvres, entrees and afters, something we still use today. Aspicius describes how the cooks of his times made use of a good variety of aromatic flavours, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs like basil, mint and parsley. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, we have two interesting cookery books published in the fourteenth century : one book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another titled `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, these books have no connection with the curry that is familiar to us all today, but instead recipes for the types of meals served to the rich and wealthy people of that time. Later on, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought us many new foods and spices from Arab countries, including spices like basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas caused an outbreak in manuscripts on food, most of which are now in private libraries. Over the next few hundred years, the rich families of Wesstern Europe tried to lay on the most extravagent banquests, and as a consequence, the best chefs and their collection of recipes were greatly in demand. However, it wasn`t until the 1800s that formal cookery and recipe books rose to prominence. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated years of their lives to collecting, trying out, and publishing recipes that were common in the better off homes of the day. When we get to the 20th century, cooking publications are increasing in popularity as a result of more people being able to read, people having increased free time and being a little richer. |
We hope you enjoy this Apple & Raisin Sauce recipe.
