1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar, light
1 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cup flour
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup raisins
1/4 tsp salt
Directions
Mix butter, sugar, salt and spices. Add flour and applesauce in which
soda has been dissolved. Add the raisins. Pour into an oblong,
wellgreased pan and bake at 350 F about 35 minutes.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Apple; Applesauce; Cake; Dessert; Fruit
The History of Recipes
Written recipes as an idea can be tracked back into distant history, certainly as far back into history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and maybe even further. Interesting though that is, these, old records were just primitive hieroglyphic instructions for preparing food.
In an interesting twist, the oldest recipe found, according to academics are a few ancient tablets in the Sumerian language describing the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel wonderful. Progressing into Roman times 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a number of scripts detailing recipes enjoyed by the Romans. In his works, he describes how the roman meals were separated into starters, entrees and desserts, a very modern way of dining. Aspicius also describes how the ancient cooks used many aromatic flavours, including some familiar names such as bay, mint and parsley. Continuing our culinary historical journey, there are two recipe books published in the 1300s : a cookery book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another called `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, they have no connection with the spicy food that we all know today, but instead accounts of the types of meals cooked for the rich and powerful of that period. Later on, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought us a variety of foods and spices from the Middle-East, including spices such as basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas was responsible for an outbreak in books on cooking, most of which are kept safe in private libraries. When we get to the twentieth century, recipe publications are highly popular as a result of increased literacy, increased leisure time and having more disposable income. |
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