1 cup currants
1/2 cup dark rum
3 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
2/3 cup sweetened coconut
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 each eggs beaten lightly
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 cup mashed ripe banana
Directions
Heat rum and place in bowl with currants 1 hour. In separate bowl,
sift together flour, sal, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon,
nutmeg, and 1/2 cup of the coconut. In a large bowl, cream vegetable
shortening and brown sugar till combined. Add eggs and beat well.
Stir in buttermilk, banana and currant mixture. Combine well. Add
flour mixture and stir till just combined. Spoon batter into greased
loaf pan 9"x5"x2 3/4". Sprinkle with remaining coconut and bake in
preheated 350 F degree oven 60 to 70 minutes or till don . Makes 1
loaf.
Servings: 8 servings
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Categories: Banana; Bread; Breads; Fruit
The History of Recipes
Transcribed cooking instructions as an idea can be observed far back into ancient history, in fact as far into history as early Egypt, and possibly even further than that. Having said that, these, ancient cook books were just simple hieroglyphic instructions for preparing food.
Fascinatingly, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to food historians are a few ancient tablets in the Sumerian language describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel wonderful. Progressing into The time of the roman empire around 25BC a roman called Apicius created a collection of documents showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his publication, Apicius tells us how the roman meals were split into appetizers, main course and afters, a very modern way of dining. Additionally, he informs us how the cooks of his times made use of a good variety of spices and herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern cooks such as basil, rue and dill. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, there were some books which appeared in the 14th Century - a cookery book published under the title `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary named `Curye on Inglish`. Don`t be fooled by the titles though, these two books are not about the curry that we all know today, but rather recipes for the types of food prepared by the chefs of the rich and powerful of that time. In the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought us a variety of foods and herbs from Arab cooking, such as coriander, basil and rosemary. These new culinary innovations led to an increase in manuscripts on food, most of which still exist in private collections. The arrival of TV gave us TV chefs and the demand for the accompanying recipe books. Which pretty much brings us up to date and the invention of the internet, allowing everyone to search through thousands of recipes such as those found on this site. |
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