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1 large berry blue jello
1 large red jello, any flavor
4 cup water, boiling
2 cup water, cold
8 oz cool whip, thawed
4 cup angel food cake -=or=- pound cake,, break in cubes
2 cup strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup blueberries, (opt)
Directions
Dissolve each flavor of jello completely in 2 cups of boing water in
separate bowls. Stir 1 cup of cold water into each bowl. Pour into
separate 9x13" pans. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until firm. Cut
into 1/2" cubes. Place blue jello cubes in bottom of clear glass
trifle bowl. Top with 1/3 of the Cool Whip. Add cake cubes, then
sliced strawberries. Top with another 1/3 Cool Whip. Add the red
jello cubes and then the remaining Cool Whip. Sprinkle blueberries
over top if desired.
Servings: 12 servings
All American Dessert * Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Dessert
The History of Recipes
Food historians have proved the existence of recipes far back into the far past, in truth as far back into history as early Egypt, and maybe further still. Interesting though that maybe, mostly, these old cookbooks were just very simple hieroglyphic instructions for preparing meals.
Fascinatingly, the most ancient recipe found, according to historians is a collection of stone tablets in Sumerian which show 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 drinkers feel wonderful. As our culinary historical trip moves to more modern times we find a couple of interesting cookery books which were published in the 14th Century : one book entitled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. Although the titles sound familiar, these books are nothing to do with the indian food that appears on menues today, but rather descriptions of the types of food prepared for the upper classes. In the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought back many new foods and herbs from the Middle-East, including basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new herbs and spices caused an outbreak in recipe manuscripts, some of which still exist in academic collections. Over the next few centuries, the powerful and rich tried to serve up the most extravagent meals, and as a result the best cooks and their collection of recipes were much in demand. Even so, it wasn`t until the 1800s that haute cuisine and recipe publications became really popular. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the USA, spent years to assembling, testing, and recording the recipes that were being prepared for the better households. By the arrival of the twentieth century, cookbooks are increasing in popularity mostly as a result of increased literacy, people having more spare time and having more money. The introduction of television gave us celebrity chefs and the demand for the accompanying recipe books. Which pretty much brings us up to date and the invention of computers and the internet, permitting everyone to access massive numbers of recipes just like those on this recipe site. |
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