1/2 cup butter
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 1/3 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 can sweetened condensed milk
Directions
Melt butter in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over
butter. Sprinkle in layers, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips,
nuts, and top with coconut. Pour condensed milk over all. Bake in a
pre-heated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Let cool and cut in bars.
Servings: 3 servings
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The History of Recipes
We are able to read the history of meal recipes way back into antiquity, at least as far back into recorded history as the Egyptians, and maybe even further. However, sadly, these ancient records were just very basic hieroglyphic recipes for preparing food.
The truth of the matter is, the oldest recipe in existence, according to Professor Solomon Katz, is a series of tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made those who drank it feel blissful. As we move into The time of the romans around 25BC a roman called Apicius compiled a few scripts describing recipes enjoyed by wealthy Romans. In his publication, Apicius tells us how the meals were divided into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and afters, a style of dining still practiced today. Aspicius recounts how the ancient chefs were skilled in the use of many aromatic flavours, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs for example thyme, rue and asafoetida. As we move on, there were a couple of interesting books from the 1300s - a recipe book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. Surprisingly, these books have no connection with the curry that is popular today, but rather recipes for the types of meals eaten by the nobility of those days. Later, in the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought us many foods, spices and herbs from Arab countries, including spices such as coriander, parsley, and rosemary. These new foods and spices created an explosion in manuscripts on cooking, many of which still exist in private collections. During the next few centuries, the rich and powerful families of Wesstern Europe competed with each other to serve up the best banquets, and as a consequence, chefs and their recipes were highly sought after. Nevertheless, it wasn`t until the 19th century that cooking and recipe collections became really popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, spent years to collating, trying out, and publishing recipes common in their social group. By the advent of the 20th century, cookery books were in high demand, due to more people being able to read, leisure time and being a little richer. The revolution that is television brings us cooking programs and the spin-off recipe books. And that pretty much brings us to the present day and the internet revolution, permitting us all to access massive numbers of recipes like the ones you can find on sites such as the one you are reading now. |
We hope you enjoy this 7 Layer Bars recipe.
